On Sun, Apr 01, 2018 at 01:05:18PM +0000, V K wrote: > Message is quite clear, but "If you do not understand this message, you > should choose "Continue"." says too little and indirectly states, that user > is dumb.
Another Windows user I talked to in person said the same thing. They
said that they personally found it funny, but that others might find it
as you said as offending their intelligence.
We can experiment with different phrases containing the same
information. For example, the following could be a replacement:
For most users, choosing "Continue" is the appropriate choice.
I'm also fine with removing it, if others prefer. The goal was to
provide some advice for users who do not know what MiKTeX is and are
unsure what to do.
> I've read previous thread and discussion in lyx-devel. Maybe this sentence
> can be replayced with warning about not working LyX? Something like "Not
> upgrading MiKTeX can leave LyX in not working condition" ("can broke LyX"
> would be more simple to understand, but isn't correct technically, as I
> understand).
We attempted to give that information in the first sentence
LyX requires MiKTeX 2.9 or later.
We do not explain, e.g., why LyX requires a newer MiKTeX, in order to
keep the message as simple as possible to avoid confusion. Perhaps we
could have a "more details" button where we give a longer explanation.
Do you think a "more details" button would be a good idea?
> This sentence informs user, why it should upgrade, not only urges to upgrade.
> Such warning can be compromise with Uwe too, I think :).
If Uwe preferred a phrase like the one you suggested, I would be fine
with it. I'm not sure that's his preference though. But I should not
make a guess. Uwe, do you agree with V K or have any suggestions on what
a clear message would be? I know you do not agree with adding a message,
but I would really appreciate your advice.
Thanks for your help, V K!
Scott
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