>Is it possible to remove the patterned background, and just use a plain
>blue background instead? I think this would look better.
Personally, I prefer the patterned background - some of my more expensive
DOS programs employ this design in one form or another.
On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 7:45 PM, Jim Hall <jh...@freedos.org> wrote:
> [...]
>> I'll follow up with a separate email with edits/fixes for the install
>> process.
>>
>
>
>
> Putting on my "technical editor" hat, I'm suggesting these fixes and edits
> for 1.2-pre16. I know these may seem like trivial edits, but I think they
> make the installer more professional.
>
>
> 1. Lists should be introduced either with a question or a colon. I prefer
> a question. I've included these edits below.
>
> 2. List entries should either have a period at the end of each option, or
> it should not. For the installer, I prefer no period. I've included these
> edits below. You already use sentence case, which is good.
>
> 3. I prefer that the word "FreeDOS" not be written in red. In many
> cultures, red is a warning color. Please use blue or bright white instead
> of red for the word "FreeDOS" and the "1.2-pre15" label.
>
> 4. Similarly, let's avoid red for other text, if they aren't error
> messages. The drive letter and package currently being installed both
> appear in red. For consistency with the colors used in the quickformat
> output, let's use cyan or bright white for this text.
>
> 5. The title bar should say "FreeDOS 1.2-pre15 Install" (not "…Installer")
>
> 6. When prompting for the language, instead of this:
>
> Please select you language.
>
>
> ..the installer should ask:
>
> What is your preferred language?
>
>
>
> 7. When asking if the user really wants to proceed, please remove the
> periods at the end of each option.
>
> 8. When asking to partition the target drive, please remove the periods at
> the end of each option. Also, there's a typo in the "Yes" option. It should
> read:
>
> Yes - Partition drive C:
>
>
>
> 9. When prompting to reboot the computer after running FDISK, please
> remove the periods at the end of each option.
>
> 10. When prompting to format the hard drive, please remove the periods at
> the end of each option.
>
> 11. When asking what packages to install, please remove the periods at the
> end of each option.
>
> 12. At the prompt before starting the install process, please remove the
> periods at the end of each option.
>
> 13. When prompting to reboot the computer after the installation, please
> remove the periods at the end of each option.
>
> 14. The installer asks "do you wish" in some places and "do you want" in
> other places. Let's use "do you want" throughout, for consistency. (For
> example, "Do you want to format your drive?")
>
>
> Also:
> Is it possible to remove the patterned background, and just use a plain
> blue background instead? I think this would look better.
>
>
> Jim
>
>
>
>
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