Re: My List of work needed before 1.2 can be released
'Shaya Potter wrote:'
>
>Another way to make installation simpler is to have multiple screens in
>dselect. i.e. You have a screen for development tools, after you select
>development tools from the main screen of dselect, it goes to a new screen
>that just lists the package in devel, and divides up as already done
>(standatd, optional, etc). This might be able to further divided up into
>specific language screens, but I don't think that is feasable the way the
>distribution is done now.
>
>Is this a bad idea, the only reason I propose it, is because dselect now
>lists so many packages, it seems IMO to be very easy for a novice user to
>get lost, and probably not reach the bottom of the list, because they get
>sick of it.
I just did an install today. My eyes hurt so much after an hour in
dselect, that I need to find a therapist :)
Any sort of leverage outside the "linear" listing of packages would be
welcome.
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