Marc Ensenbach wrote:
Hello,
I would like to suggest an enhancement of the partitioner. The dialog where you can select the type of installation (new/update/repair) should offer more options which then are interpreted by the partitioner. I would like to see something like
======== Installation type
( ) Install additionally to existing operating systems (without touching them)
( ) Modify [ComboBox with already installed Linux Versions on the machine] ( ) Install over the selected operating system (this will delete the selected operating system) ( ) Update selected Linux ( ) Repair selected Linux
( ) Set up a machine with one single operating system (this will delete all installed operating systems) ========
Any comments on this proposal?
Yes, I have some... 1.) Where would you like to put "Add-On products"? 2.) Where would you like to put "Automatic configuration"? 3.) How would you like to deal with the fact that not all systems are displayed for upgrade, some partitions are not visible unless u user selects to "Show all partitions" (those partitions/systems that are somehow invalid for the upgrade mechanism). Additionally, probing disks and validating systems takes too much time for every user to disturb with the delay. And I'm afraid the dialog is too complex to be understandable for the first sight. It's not wrong trying to design new installation dialogs but you might stop to think what exactly you want to solve? Isn't more helpful to design new bullet-proof partitioner wizard dialogs depending on the selected installation mode and the current disk state? There are several use cases but you can't cover them all by one superb dialog (having the dialog understandable for all users, of course). * New installation * Disk is blank (use the whole disk?) (make a proposal/partition manually?) * Some other systems are already installed (leave them all/remove them/remove some?) * Enough space for new installation (make a proposal/partition manually?) * Disk is full (make a proposal/resize manually/resize what?) * Upgrade (which system?) Bye Lukas -- Lukas Ocilka, YaST Developer (xn--luk-gla45d) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ano, ano. Moudry rozkaz. Sam jsem nemel v tech gratulacich jasno.