Now that we no longer display desktop icons by default it is not obvious on how to install the operating system, as there is no longer a "Install to Hardisk" icon on the desktop. So the live cd does no longer promote any install option.
I am wondering on why nobody noticed that till now and the obvious question is what should we do? Adding the desktop icons back is obviously not what we want, but I don't have any suggestion other than temporary display it and remove it post install.
Toughs? Suggestions?
On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 11:35:52 +0100, drago01 drago01@gmail.com wrote:
Now that we no longer display desktop icons by default it is not obvious on how to install the operating system, as there is no longer a "Install to Hardisk" icon on the desktop. So the live cd does no longer promote any install option.
I am wondering on why nobody noticed that till now and the obvious question is what should we do?
I noticed that there wasn't a desktop icon for it weeks ago, but it does show up as an application you can run. If that isn't good enough, then maybe sticking it in with the favorites on live images would be a way to make it more obvious. That won't work for fallback mode though. For that you'd probably want to add it to the panel.
On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Bruno Wolff III bruno@wolff.to wrote:
On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 11:35:52 +0100, drago01 drago01@gmail.com wrote:
Now that we no longer display desktop icons by default it is not obvious on how to install the operating system, as there is no longer a "Install to Hardisk" icon on the desktop. So the live cd does no longer promote any install option.
I am wondering on why nobody noticed that till now and the obvious question is what should we do?
I noticed that there wasn't a desktop icon for it weeks ago, but it does show up as an application you can run. If that isn't good enough, then maybe sticking it in with the favorites on live images would be a way to make it more obvious. That won't work for fallback mode though. For that you'd probably want to add it to the panel.
Well installing an OS isn't an application in the classical sense; and even I didn't expect it there, so I doubt many users would. The icon on the desktop was more or less directly discoverable that told you that you can install from the live cd at all.
On 27 February 2011 10:35, drago01 drago01@gmail.com wrote:
Now that we no longer display desktop icons by default it is not obvious on how to install the operating system, as there is no longer a "Install to Hardisk" icon on the desktop. So the live cd does no longer promote any install option.
I am wondering on why nobody noticed that till now and the obvious question is what should we do? Adding the desktop icons back is obviously not what we want, but I don't have any suggestion other than temporary display it and remove it post install.
Toughs? Suggestions?
Start nautilus with a folder opened, containing the .desktop file (or a symlink to it).
Rui
On Sun, 2011-02-27 at 11:35 +0100, drago01 wrote:
Now that we no longer display desktop icons by default it is not obvious on how to install the operating system, as there is no longer a "Install to Hardisk" icon on the desktop. So the live cd does no longer promote any install option.
I am wondering on why nobody noticed that till now and the obvious question is what should we do? Adding the desktop icons back is obviously not what we want, but I don't have any suggestion other than temporary display it and remove it post install.
Toughs? Suggestions?
We might want to show the installer in the same menu as suspend/switch users.
On Mon, 2011-02-28 at 09:44 +0000, Bastien Nocera wrote:
On Sun, 2011-02-27 at 11:35 +0100, drago01 wrote:
Now that we no longer display desktop icons by default it is not obvious on how to install the operating system, as there is no longer a "Install to Hardisk" icon on the desktop. So the live cd does no longer promote any install option.
I am wondering on why nobody noticed that till now and the obvious question is what should we do? Adding the desktop icons back is obviously not what we want, but I don't have any suggestion other than temporary display it and remove it post install.
Toughs? Suggestions?
We might want to show the installer in the same menu as suspend/switch users.
On Sun, 2011-02-27 at 11:35 +0100, drago01 wrote:
Now that we no longer display desktop icons by default it is not obvious on how to install the operating system, as there is no longer a "Install to Hardisk" icon on the desktop. So the live cd does no longer promote any install option.
I am wondering on why nobody noticed that till now and the obvious question is what should we do? Adding the desktop icons back is obviously not what we want, but I don't have any suggestion other than temporary display it and remove it post install.
Toughs? Suggestions?
Bug filed - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681045 .
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 11:28 PM, Adam Williamson awilliam@redhat.com wrote:
On Sun, 2011-02-27 at 11:35 +0100, drago01 wrote:
Now that we no longer display desktop icons by default it is not obvious on how to install the operating system, as there is no longer a "Install to Hardisk" icon on the desktop. So the live cd does no longer promote any install option.
I am wondering on why nobody noticed that till now and the obvious question is what should we do? Adding the desktop icons back is obviously not what we want, but I don't have any suggestion other than temporary display it and remove it post install.
Toughs? Suggestions?
Bug filed - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681045 .
One bug is enough ;)
On Mon, 2011-02-28 at 23:33 +0100, drago01 wrote:
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 11:28 PM, Adam Williamson awilliam@redhat.com wrote:
On Sun, 2011-02-27 at 11:35 +0100, drago01 wrote:
Now that we no longer display desktop icons by default it is not obvious on how to install the operating system, as there is no longer a "Install to Hardisk" icon on the desktop. So the live cd does no longer promote any install option.
I am wondering on why nobody noticed that till now and the obvious question is what should we do? Adding the desktop icons back is obviously not what we want, but I don't have any suggestion other than temporary display it and remove it post install.
Toughs? Suggestions?
Bug filed - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681045 .
One bug is enough ;)
damn, I missed that bastien had done it. will dupe mine.
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