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From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
To: "Hannu E K Nevalainen \(garbage mail\)" <garbage_collector AT telia DOT com>,
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Subject: Re: Setup.exe (was: General comments... )
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 11:04:55 -0000
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Hannu E K Nevalainen (garbage mail) wrote:
>> The directory you specify in "Select Local Package Directory".
>
>  Nice :-), now the thing that is missing is just mentioning this
> on an obvious place, or maybe; change the initial
> "Choose A Download Source"  into "Choose operation(s)"
> with a 'list' of checkboxes:
>
>  Local directory: <current path displayed>
>  Install root dir: <current setting displayed>
>  Internet connection: <current setting displayed>
>
>  [ ] Change settings
>  [ ] Download to local directory
>  [ ] Install from local directory
>
> (where the first checkbox makes the thing go through all the
>  settings: root and local dir, internet connection type...)
> which might be more intuitive, don't you think?
>
> NOTE: I'm not pro-anything, I just feel there is room for
>       improvement with the current 'layout'.
>       Here I'm trying to find out what 'improvement' is to be.
>       Please, be open-minded! :-)

I don't really like this:
- You only have to choose 1 radio button, but you may need to choose several
checkboxes.
- I'm not convinced by the 'settings summary' idea. A page with all the
settings on, bunched up, maybe.

Max.


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