----- Original Message ----- > On 12/09/13 05:54, Richard Ryniker wrote: > > On my last installation (TC4) anaconda's blue progress bar stalled at > > > approximately 40% while thousands of packages were installed. I suspect > > > this is "Working as Designed". There is a continuing display of package > > > names as they are installed, as well as counts of installed packages and > > > total number of packages to be installed, therefore a user is not likely > > > to think the installation process is stuck just because there is no > > > movement of the progress bar. The little slide show below the progress > > > bar also continues. > > > This does, however, give an impression the installer is a bit crude: > > > during the longest part of the installation process, there is no movement > > > of the progress bar. > > > If someone does see better behavior of the anaconda progress indicator, > > > please post to say it is my experience that is wacky. > > I have observed the same as you. I suspect it only get s updated after each > stage of installation is completed. > I think there should be a progress bar for each stage, updating according to > the number of micro-stages/files/byt es/... (as appropriate) processed. From > memory, as the last install I did was for F19, there should be 4 bars > labelled appropriate ly . This way, not only would be people be aware of > what stage the installation was at, but they would have an indication of the > progress in the current stage, and what other s tages were yet to be > started. Obviously, i f 2 or more stage could be done in parallel, then > those progress ba rs would be updated concurrently. > More importantly, the progress bar ( if there is only to be one) should be > finer grained than up dating after each major stage. > Just my 2 pennies worth. > Cheers, > Gavi n Right, anaconda doesn't have a progress bar, but a "stage indicator". Unfortunately it is displayed as... a progress bar. I tried to explain the differences and propose some improvements to Martin Sivak, a former Anaconda developer, but he wouldn't listen. He doesn't work on Anaconda anymore, so maybe someone else might be more open to this dialogue. I suggest that you write into anaconda-devel mailing list [1], or/and create a bugzilla report with your suggestions. Kamil [1] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list _______________________________________________ Anaconda-devel-list mailing list Anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list
