Opened 6 weeks ago
Last modified 6 weeks ago
#19278 new bug
Installer environment still has workspaces / DriveSetup isn't visible in all workspaces
| Reported by: | waddlesplash | Owned by: | stippi |
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| Priority: | normal | Milestone: | R1/beta6 |
| Component: | User Interface | Version: | R1/beta5 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Blocked By: | Blocking: | ||
| Platform: | All |
Description
A user on IRC was trying to install Haiku, and tried to use Alt+F4 to close DriveSetup. On Windows, this closes the current window, but on Haiku it switches workspaces. The user was then confused as to why DriveSetup wasn't closed, when in fact it was still around on the first workspace.
What should we do here: should the install environment not have workspaces other than the first, so Alt+F4 will do nothing then? Or should DriveSetup be visible on all workspaces (at least in the installation mode), so this won't matter anyway?
I'm not sure what component to assign this to, so leaving it as "User Interface" for now.
Change History (3)
comment:1 by , 6 weeks ago
comment:2 by , 6 weeks ago
In a first time, I would reduce the number of workspaces during installation to two to prevent the combination to have an effect.
I think this would be a good workaround, setting the default number of workspaces to two. It prevents changing workspace with ALT+F4, but still leaves the feature discoverable when someone starts the Workspaces applet, for example.
In a first time, I would reduce the number of workspaces during installation to two to prevent the combination to have an effect.
It may also be a good solution on long term. It doesn't trap beginners who obviously don't know Haiku specifics but, it allows anyone to see that the functionality exists. On Haiku, installation doesn't take long so one extra workspace should be sufficient even for those who are actually using it.
Perhaps a better solution would be to open DriveSetup in another workspace and jump on that occasion to explain to the user how to work with that. Once DriveSetup closed, you can ask them something like "Now that you experimented with workspaces functionality, how many do you want to have?".