On Wed, Mar 07, 2012 at 08:24:31PM +0100, Benny Lofgren wrote: > On 2012-03-07 17.23, Dennis den Brok wrote: > > On 2012-03-07, Raimo Niskanen <raimo+open...@erix.ericsson.se> wrote: > >> So I think a pronounced confirmation question before touching the disk > >> is not a bad thing. It is what many would expect. > > As there seems to be much resistance to one more (redundant) question > > in the installer, I suggest to add a simple message to that part > > of the installer, as in > > > > "(Choosing 'whole disk' will become effective immediately.)" > > > > or even > > > > "Use (W)hole disk (writes to disk immediately) or (E)dit the MBR? [whole]" > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > In my opinion, this is the single suggestion in this entire thread > that's actually worth implementing. It's an easy fix, doesn't change > the installer's handling one bit (although it consumes a few more of > the precious bytes) and it might actually prevent someone else with > attention deficit disorder to wreck their disk in the future. > > And even if it doesn't, it should at least cool you down enough to opt > out of embarking on a rant about it...
+1 > > > Regards, > /Benny > > -- > internetlabbet.se / work: +46 8 551 124 80 / "Words must > Benny Lofgren / mobile: +46 70 718 11 90 / be weighed, > / fax: +46 8 551 124 89 / not counted." > / email: benny -at- internetlabbet.se -- / Raimo Niskanen, Erlang/OTP, Ericsson AB
