Closed
Bug 28332
Opened 25 years ago
Closed 22 years ago
[RFE] Installer puts shortcut on Desktop without asking
Categories
(SeaMonkey :: Installer, enhancement, P5)
Tracking
(Not tracked)
Future
People
(Reporter: mpt, Assigned: greggl)
References
Details
(Keywords: platform-parity)
Build: 2000021608 To reproduce: * Install Mozilla. What happens: * A `Mozilla' shortcut appears on the Desktop. What should happen: * The installer should ask you if you want Mozilla shortcuts placed in any of the following places: - on the Desktop - in the Apple menu - in a category of your choice in the Launcher (with a popup menu to select the category, based on the contents of {System disk}:System Folder:Launcher Items:). The `on the Desktop' checkbox should be checked by default, and the others unchecked.
Comment 2•25 years ago
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Given that we are running in the XPInstall engine it is hard to throw up interactive UI. The idea here seems nice though. We may be able to provide the engine with callbacks for generic prompts, alerts, and confirms. This would require some work though. That translates to feature. Adding to summary. Will consider later.
Severity: normal → enhancement
Target Milestone: M20
Updated•25 years ago
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Summary: Installer puts shortcut on Desktop without asking → [feature] Installer puts shortcut on Desktop without asking
Updated•25 years ago
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Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
Updated•25 years ago
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Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
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Comment 3•25 years ago
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The installation format should allow packages to provide a list of `important' components -- which, in the case of Mozilla, would be Navigator, Messenger, Address Book, Profile Manager, etc. (Maybe the format caters for this already, I don't know.) Then installers on various platforms (when not in easy-installation mode) could ask the user which of these items, if any, they want shortcuts to in various bits of desktop real estate, depending on the platform: the MacOS desktop, the Apple Menu, the Launcher; the Win32 desktop, the Start menu, the QuickLaunch toolbar, the system tray; the GNOME/KDE/CDE docks/wharfs/whatever, etc etc ... Some of these selections would require selection of a directory from a file picker (the Launcher and the Start menu, for instance), while others would be simple checkboxes. If this needs an extension to the installation package format, it's best that the extension be implemented now, rather than later, to ensure forwards compatibility (i.e. that the current installer can install future packages using this feature, even if it doesn't pay any attention to the feature yet). So another bug may need to be filed for that, if it's not already implemented.
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Comment 4•25 years ago
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Should I morph this bug to reflect the more general solution to the problem, or file a new bug which this bug depends on?
Comment 5•25 years ago
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Matthew, Are you referring to user interaction in XPInstall as the 'general' bug? In that case, yes, there will be distinct XPInstall work and so a separate bug should be filed. We will definitely consider it in future versions.
MPT fwiw, the system tray is taboo according to w2k specs. Only notification widgets should go there. MS made the quicklaunch bar for a reason. Also, is this a bug or an enhancement request? IMO we need a bug that says "Installer dumped junk on my desktop, and I don't want that" and that should be fixed.
Updated•24 years ago
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Priority: P3 → P5
Comment 10•24 years ago
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Changing obsolete M20+ milestones to closest equivalent, "Future"
Target Milestone: M20 → Future
Comment 11•24 years ago
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Added self to CC. I feel that if there are folders in the Apple Menu, the user should get a choice of choosing one of those to install an alias into if they get a choice of Launcher categories. BTW, I personally feel that this is really impolite behavior for a Mac product. It's almost expected for many windows products, but not on a mac... I think I've installed maybe 2 other things in recent times which have exhibited a similar behavior. And at least they also stuck an icon in the Apple menu... ;)
Comment 12•23 years ago
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Over to Syd for installer bug triage
Assignee: sgehani → syd
Status: ASSIGNED → NEW
Comment 13•23 years ago
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This relates to a PRD item so I'm going to put it into the dependency tree and assign it to Gregg to look at while he is defining the desired user experience.
Assignee: syd → greggl
Blocks: 116964
Updated•23 years ago
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Summary: [feature] Installer puts shortcut on Desktop without asking → [rfe] Installer puts shortcut on Desktop without asking
Comment 14•22 years ago
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related: bug 163011 (shoudn't put icon on desktop at all), bug 137958 (overwrites anything called 'Mozilla' without asking).
Comment 15•22 years ago
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*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 28174 ***
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 22 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
Comment 16•22 years ago
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v.
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
Summary: [rfe] Installer puts shortcut on Desktop without asking → [RFE] Installer puts shortcut on Desktop without asking
Updated•20 years ago
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Product: Browser → Seamonkey
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