On Fri, 2013-10-25 at 17:03 -0700, Adam Williamson wrote: > On Fri, 2013-10-25 at 16:44 -0700, Adam Williamson wrote: > > > Or, hell, we could just do disk selection and then send EVERYONE to the > > 'light partitioning' screen, with a simple bypass option for 'just > > auto-part into free space', a breakout to full-fat custom partitioning, > > and the relatively simple UI for simple operations on existing > > partitions for our 'middle way' use cases? I suppose then I'm kinda > > re-inventing Installation Options, only it's a single dialog (not four > > variants) with clearer workflows and the 'reclaim space' dialog folded > > in and enhanced. > > > > Anyway...the more I write about this, the more I think it feels like a > > productive avenue to explore. Should I do some mockups? > > So it's not exactly a mock-up, but here's some suggested wording for the > 'Installation Options 2.0' screen described above (or rather, screens - > yeah...turns out we'd want two versions...): > > Disk(s) empty > ------------- > > Your chosen disk(s) are empty. You can choose either to let the > installer choose a disk layout for you, using all the free space on your > selected disks, or use Custom Partitioning to decide a disk layout > yourself. > > (buttons: "Partition the disk(s) for me" and "Custom partitioning"). > > Disk(s) populated > ----------------- > > The storage volume(s) on your chosen disk(s) are shown here. [shown only > if sufficient free space: If you simply want to leave your existing > volume(s) untouched and let the installer create a disk layout for > Fedora in the free space on the disk(s), click Done now]. You can delete > or shrink a volume to free up disk space, and you can choose to use an > existing volume as part of the Fedora installation, reformatting it or > keeping its current contents. Once you are happy with your selections, > click Done. Any required volumes you have not explicitly specified will > be created automatically for you once installation begins. If you want > to create new volume(s) for the Fedora installation manually, choose > Custom partitioning. > > (buttons: "Done" and "Custom partitioning"). > > Too verbose, as my texts always are, but I hope it serves the purpose of > illustrating how the workflow could work? Oh - this would be a full-frame screen, like custom partitioning - not a 'pop-up' like the current Installation Options or Reclaim Space - and you would go to it from the Disk Selection screen via a 'Next' button at the bottom-right hand corner (by popular demand!) -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA Community Monkey IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | XMPP: adamw AT happyassassin . net http://www.happyassassin.net _______________________________________________ Anaconda-devel-list mailing list Anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list
