In article <2010-01-20t00-05-58__47941.8557872579$1263942902$gmane$...@devnull.michael-prokop.at> you wrote: > [-- text/plain, encoding quoted-printable, charset: us-ascii, 41 lines --] > > * Frans Pop <elen...@planet.nl> [20100120 00:03]: >> On Tuesday 19 January 2010, Michael Prokop wrote: >> > Providing it just within the relevant dialogs isn't an option, nor? > >> IMO not: >> 1) it is redundant as we can (and do, where needed) offer the same >> functionality using debconf questions >> 2) it would clutter the user interface >> 3) it goes against the design principles of D-I >> 4) it would require an extention to the debconf protocol >> 5) it would complicate scripts > > Ok. > >> > > > I'm well aware of preseeding options like "d-i passwd/make-user >> > > > boolean false" but it would be nice to be able to skip e.g. the user >> > > > account creation within its *interactive* interface during runtime >> > > > as well. > >> > > You can already do that when installing at lower priorities (expert >> > > mode). > >> What I meant here is that there is be a question "do you want to create a >> regular user account", not skipping the component in the menu. > >> > I'm aware of it, though IMHO it isn't the same experience from a >> > user's POV. > >> It has exactly the same end result. And it's a lot more structured. And >> most users *will* want to create a user account, so it is perfectly >> natural to only offer the option at lower debconf priorities. > > Ok, fair enough. > > Thanks for your time. > > regards, > -mika- > > [-- application/pgp-signature, encoding 7bit, 8 lines, name: signature.asc --] > [-- Description: Digital signature --] >
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