Switching from Windows guide

[Rich Johnson]

On Monday 18 December 2006 20:01, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote:
| On Dec 19, 2006, at 11:49 AM, Rich Johnson wrote:
| > On Monday 18 December 2006 15:28, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote:
| > ...
| >
| > | *   "Entering basic information" --> the installer itself
| > | *   "Partitioning your disks" --> the installer itself
| > | *   "Finalizing the installation" --> the installer itself
| > | *   "Restarting into Ubuntu" --> the installer itself
| > | *   "Migrating your data into Ubuntu" --> Ubuntu Help
| > | *   "Applications in Ubuntu" --> Ubuntu Help
| > | *   "Dual-booting with Windows" --> Ubuntu Help
| >
| > ...
| > In regards to "the installer itself" you are speaking about the
| > Ubiquity specs concerning an interactive/presentation view that is
| > going to be utilized for 7.04 during the installation process?
|
| No, that is intended for showcasing features.
| <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ubiquity/Slideshow>
|
| I am referring to instructions embedded in the installer itself, and
| not to any external help. The installer is an assistant, and as the
| Gnome HIGs say, "do not include a Help button in an assistant window.
| If you cannot make an operation sufficiently clear in an assistant
| without resorting to a Help button, you need to simplify it further."
|
| Cheers
| --
| Matthew Paul Thomas
| http://mpt.net.nz/

OK, I follow it now. The only issue I see, not really issues but possible 
speed bumps, is with the "Partitioning your disks." If we stick with telling 
the user to utilize the default partitioning then so be it, however it would 
be good to explain setting up /boot, /, /home/ and swap, and how it could be 
beneficial to a user who corrupts his system and has to reinstall. By having 
the separate /home directory, typically a user will not lose their hard work. 
As it stands if they do the default wipe/install they get / and swap. Would 
it be beneficial to explain that creating a separate /boot and /home 
directory would be good in order to aide in the possibility of recovering 
from some sort of failure? Well, I know it would be beneficial, but would it 
be logical to do so in the installer?

-- 
Rich Johnson
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