[caiman-discuss] Dwarf GUI Demo available

[Frank Ludolph]

Sue,

Thanks for the comments. Much appreciated. Responses in-line...

Sue Sohn wrote:
> I haven't read everyone else's comments, so apologies for any repetition.
>
> General
> - Looks nice!
> - There are OK buttons on the first two panels and then Next/Back buttons on 
> subsequent panels. Why not just have a Next button on the first two panels for 
> consistency? Also, just a nit, but the arrow on the OK button seems to point 
> back instead of forward.
>   
These two screens are actually pre-installer. We can't back up to them - 
"Next" would suggest that backing up was possible. The window title is 
being changed too.

The graphic on the OK button is actually a check mark, the standard 
graphic for OK buttons across the desktop for most themes and the Nimbus 
theme in particular.
> - The first two panels (language and kb layout) were painted higher up on the 
> screen than subsequent panels. The welcome panel and those after were drawn at a 
> lower point and, for my laptop, extended off the screen. I tried moving the 
> window up so I could see the entire thing, but when I clicked next, the next 
> panel moved back to the original position. I had to manually move each panel or 
> else couldn't access the buttons. Similarly, if I change the position of the 
> window and then resize (which I had to do for the timezone panel), the window 
> moves back to where it originally started.
>   
That's a bug. We're working on it.
> - Is there an install log? How will the user know where it is?
>   
It can be opened from the last installer screen. It's location is also 
documented in the installation docs.
> - Does the system reboot automatically? Or will the user be prompted?
>   
User is prompted.
> Quit
> - Maybe give a warning asking if user really wants to quit?
>   
There will be a confirmation. Not yet implemented.
> License
> - You can accept the license without looking at it. Has legal bought into this?
>   
Yes.
> - If I try to install without accepting the license, the popup says "Do you 
> consent to license agreement". It would be better to have that text match the 
> text next to  the license box (i.e., either both say "consent" or both say 
> "accept the terms")
>   
Yes, the dialog text needs to be reworded.
> Language
> - Are we no longer doing Geos??
> (next three comments may be demo limitations, but will mention anyway)
>   
The geo's will be listed in the Default Language drop-down below the 
list of languages. Not yet implemented.
> - If I select to install in French, it would be nice if French was automatically 
> selected by default on the language panel and possibly be made the default 
> language.
>   
There will be default language support pre-selected when this screen is 
displayed. The defaults will include the installation language and 
languages for the country that is part of the timezone selection.

We might consider automatically setting the default language in a future 
release, but it a bit tricky as we don't want to set it if the user 
already has, and there maybe multiple languages spoken in the timezone 
country. We'll want to take the time to get it right, but it isn't a 
high priority at the moment.
> - If I deselect all, everything is deselected. Shouldn't English (or something) 
> stay selected so there can be a default language?
>   
The default is C/POSIX which will be displayed as the default language. 
Not yet implemented.
>   
> - Similarly, if I select Japanese and make that the default, then click deselect 
> all, the default language remains as Japanese. Seems like it should revert to 
> English. 
>   
Deselect All will also deselect English. C/POSIX will be displayed as 
the default language. The English system messages will be loaded in this 
case.
>   
> Users
> - "Re-enter to check for typing errors" is ok, but I like "Re-enter to verify" 
> better.
>   
The wording is being worked out by the docs folks.
> Install
> - I didn't enter user info, so I have a yellow warning triangle to the right of 
> "User account information not entered" But higher up, next to the disk 
> information, there is a yellow triangle that says "Warning: The partition will 
> be erased".
>   
> It was slightly confusing because it made me think for a moment that the yellow 
> triangle at the bottom was being explained by the yellow triangle at the top 
> (i.e., having an asterisk, and then the asterisk definition somewhere else).
>   
The account info warning is being moved in front of its warning text 
which should help.
> Upgrade
> - The existing installer allows you to add languages during an upgrade. Don't 
> see that ability in the demo.
>   
Seems reasonable. Maybe next release.
> - Maybe change text from:
> Review the settings below before installing 
> to 
> Review the setting below before upgrading
>   
Yes
> Left Panel 
> - Should one be able to navigate by clicking on the items on the left (Welcome, 
> Disk, Timezone, etc)? Or is that there mostly as a todo/reference list?
>   
It is a progress indicator to tell users how far a long they are.

Frank
> Sue
>
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