https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=383828
User sh@novell.com added comment
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=383828#c5
Stefan Hundhammer changed:
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--- Comment #5 from Stefan Hundhammer 2008-04-28 04:53:28 MST ---
The idea behind that desktop selection dialog is to let the user select the
_primary_ desktop. That also includes which display manager (KDM vs. GDM vs.
XDM vs. none) to use.
Since this dialog is forced upon every user, one of its fundamental
requirements is that it needs to be easy to understand. But all those
additional elements add to scree clutter:
- What good is the install size at this point? Users who want to know that
level of detail can use the software selection, which is a much more
appropriate tool for this kind of thing. Plus, users don't even get to know
what each number is: The size of that particular desktop on top of the base
system, or the desktop plus the base system? What if the user selects multiple
desktops? Where would he see the overall size, and where would he see how much
disk space remains free? All that makes that information even less useful.
- Radio buttons on the left and _additional_ check boxes on the right make this
very confusing. It will take very advanced users to figure out what's happening
here. And there might be many surprised users who do it just a little bit wrong
and end up with the wrong display manager (the one they don't like).
Coolo, I strongly vote for rejecting this. This is not a good idea IMHO.
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