2008/12/19 Stefan Kueng <tortoisesvn_at_gmail.com>:
> 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).
Agreed, it's not really a big issue.
> 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.
Disagree with this part. The changelog is far too detailed for a lot
of users, and it is a straight list showing changes in the order they
were made. For end users the release notes are better IMHO as they
highlight the more important changes and add some commentary about
them. That's why I suggest to add a button to display them (there is
nothing in the installer to do that at the moment). The detailed
changelist is really of interest to the more dedicated developers who
are interested in that sort of thing. Hey, I don't even read it myself
(at install time) because I am already watching the mailing lists. It
could even be referenced in a link from the release notes.
Simon
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