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On 7/30/07, Steve Holden <steve AT holdenweb DOT com> wrote:
> Louis Kruger wrote:
> [...]
> >
> > I also have a complaint:  the dialog that notifies the user of the
> > failed MD5 is not well designed.  The dialog asks "Do you want to skip
> > the package?" and has a yes and no button.  I read it quickly and
> > pressed no before thinking about it, the package went ahead and tried to
> > install.  I think there should be a little more effort to restrain the
> > user from performing a dangerous action such as installing a package
> > with a wrong MD5.
> >
> What, you mean like a dialog that says "Should I assume you are an idiot
> and ignore your last request because you made a selection without
> thinking about it"? ;-)
>
> I swear that if you put up a dialog box saying "Drop a nuclear weapon on
> your home? Yes/No" half the world would click "Yes", then complain when
> their homes were destroyed.
>
> regards
>   Steve
> --
> Steve Holden        +1 571 484 6266   +1 800 494 3119


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