I think the issue is that you need to have the user enter the password anyway, for the users sake. The user needs to know and remember the password, which is why the installer asks twice already.
The original idea was to use the windows password so the user doesn't need to be asked during install. Not everyone can use such a feature, as not everyone has a non-compromised Windows installation with a good password that they also remember. The few that do can just re-enter the password since everyone needs to be able to remember and enter the password. Any sort of password automation would simplify the situation for a few people at the expense of making it more complicated for the rest of us. The level of encryption doesn't seem to matter. I think the main issue is that the interface needs to help the user focus on the task at hand. I think you could combine a few screens to make it simpler. Combining all the screens goes too far IMHO. - proposal - Screen 1: Language selection Screen 2: Welcome Have an overview of the install process here, to communicate it to those who haven't done it before. Keyboard/etc should be guessed from the language selection. Have buttons on the side to change anything that was guessed. Screen 3: Partitioning (Step one according to the welcome screen) I really think this should be separate, but that is just because it scares me. Screen 4: Information (Step two) Any other information needed should be gathered in a combined screen, so passwords and time information. Screen 5: Confirmation and advanced options. As it is already. Ideally screen 1 would be eliminated from ubiquity and the boot selection used. Anything in screen 4 not needed to install should be defered. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
