Simon Large wrote:
> 2008/12/19 Alexander Iljin <ajsoft_at_yandex.ru>:
>> Hello!
>>
>> DL> There can't be many people installing version control software who are
>> DL> baffled by the concept of a changelog!
>>
>> Instead of "there can't" didn't you want to say "I don't want there
>> to be"...? Because that's where you are heading with your
>> suggestion.
>>
>> I myself am perfectly familiar with the changelog concept, but
>> nonetheless I see no point in reading it AFTER the installation is
>> complete. I always read the changelog in advance to see if the new
>> version is worth downloading. Hence, I always have to uncheck the
>> box, and I'd like the setting to be preserved between installations.
>>
>> I also vote for default for the option to be OFF. Imagine that you
>> have to install TortoiseSVN on several machines. You already know
>> the particular version is good for you, so you don't want the
>> changelog to be presented in an extra annoying step every time.
>>
>> Andrew is talking absolute sense in terms of usability.
>
> How about having 2 buttons in place of the checkbox:
> [ View Release Notes ] which takes you to the tortoisesvn.net web page
> with the release notes on.
> [ View change log ] which opens the changelog in notepad.
Guys, guys, we're talking about the installer here (you know: the thing
you run once every few months).
The default to show the changelog will be kept for very good reasons: a
changelog is important, users must know what has changed. They can
choose to ingore that information if they want, but then they also have
to live with the consequences.
Stefan
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Received on 2008-12-19 13:15:51 CET