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[Pjotr Kan]

Kijk, dat is geluk hebben..... De kwestie is opgepakt, een uurtje
nadat ik de boel heb aangeslingerd op IRC, bij de verantwoordelijke
ontwikkelaars. Zie het betreffende draadje in Launchpad. Activisme
helpt vaak, mits respectvol gedaan, natuurlijk.  :-)

In het verleden hebben Jan Claeys en ik, weleens eerder een
Ubiquity-kwestie aangekaart bij Colin Watson. Even gezocht op IRC,
waar-ie zat, en zowaar:

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<Pjotr> cjwatson: in ubiquity, there's an incorrect and misleading
message, which should be adapted or deleted, IMHO. Because it may lead
to damage.
<Pjotr> I've made a Launchpad bug report about it:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/925427
<ubottu> Ubuntu bug 925427 in ubiquity (Ubuntu) ""Ready when you are"
message is misleading and incorrect" [Undecided,Confirmed]
<Pjotr> Can you do something about it?
<cjwatson> mpt: ^-
<cjwatson> I believe that's a design-specified message, and it's
already been through an iteration or two.  I'd like mpt to review and
suggest an amended design rather than just changing it myself.
<mpt> ah yes
<mpt> I don't think there's been a formal test on it, but that's
tripped up everyone I've watched installing
<mpt> Not that they think installation is finished, but that they sit
there waiting for something else to happen
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<cjwatson> The original intent was to remind people that the installer
is currently waiting for you to finish answering questions before it
can carry on
<cjwatson> "Get on with it"
<apw> :)
<apw> "Waiting for you to complete the configuration questions"
<cjwatson> Gets a bit long for a button :)
<cjwatson> Er, actually it isn't a button is it
<mpt> cjwatson, do you have a screenshot handy?
<cjwatson> Not immediately
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<Pjotr> I'm sorry, I have no screenshot either...
<cjwatson> mpt:
http://cache.sudobits.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/create-user.png
<cjwatson> from
http://blog.sudobits.com/2011/09/11/how-to-install-ubuntu-11-10-from-usb-drive-or-cd/
<cjwatson> it might appear on previous question pages as well
<Pjotr> It's not related to any Ubiquity instance that needs a user
action. In that way, the screenshot is a bit confusing
<cjwatson> Hmm?  It certainly is - it's waiting for the user to
complete the action of answering all the questions
<cjwatson> The user setup page constitutes some of those questions
<mpt> thanks cjwatson -- I think this is going to require more than a
string fix unfortunately
<Pjotr> No, the answering could have happened earlier on, and been
finished already.
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<cjwatson> Pjotr: In that case you won't get the "Ready when you are" message.
<Pjotr> the "ready when you are" message happens anyway, regardless
<mpt> I've talked about this with ev before, maybe moving the progress
bar bit to the top and then saying something like "While we're doing
that..."
<cjwatson> Pjotr: It's not supposed to.  That would be a separate problem.
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<cjwatson> mpt: OK, I definitely won't have time for that, so I guess
the question is whether we can reasonably do something intermediate
<cjwatson> Fixing the message being shown when we aren't actually
waiting for the user would be an example
<Pjotr> sounds fine to me... :-)
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<cjwatson> Unfortunately that code is some of the twistiest in ubiquity ...
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<cjwatson> Maybe http://paste.ubuntu.com/827492/ (untested)
<mpt> "This flight is ready to depart. All other passengers are
waiting for you."
<cjwatson> I had that for me once - I made like Linford Christie
<Pjotr> It's a bit above my head now... Thanks for the attention that
you're giving this matter. Hopefully you'll be able to fix it before
Precise ships.
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<Pjotr> Goodbye