Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 23:46:52 -0800 (PST) From: bobj@atlantic.net To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: conf/15038: In sysinstall, easy to not notice that selection lists must be scrolled. Message-ID: <19991122074652.4BA2814F4D@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 15038 >Category: conf >Synopsis: In sysinstall, easy to not notice that selection lists must be scrolled. >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Nov 21 23:50:01 PST 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Bob Johnson >Release: 3.1 (but probably still in 3.3) >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD bsd.cisi.com 3.1-STABLE FreeBSD 3.1-STABLE #0: Mon Apr 5 13:11:01 EDT 1 999 root@bsd.cisi.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/BOBJ3 i386 >Description: A user who installs system without X sometimes can't figure out how to install the XFree86 distribution. This seems to be because when you do sysinstall->Configure->Distributions, "XFree86" is not visible if you don't scroll the list up. It leads the user to use "Custom" instead of "Configure" and do a re-install, which wipes out the root password and other nasty things (should this side effect get its own PR?). If it were easier to notice that there are more items on the list, the problem might be avoided. >How-To-Repeat: 1) Install FreeBSD (this step is optional if you have a working system) 2) As root, run /stand/sysinstall. 3) If necessary, select Options and enter a suitable release name (e.g. "none") 4) From main menu select "Configure", then "Distributions". 5) Note that "XFree86" is not a visible choice if you don't realize you need to scroll the display. (Let's just assume for the moment that failing to notice it is reasonable) >Fix: Suggestion: Instead of the subtle arrow that indicates more choices on the list, replace the bottom entry with "more..." if there are more items to be displayed. This would be much harder to miss when you haven't had enough sleep (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it). >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the messagehome | help
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