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Comment: Cover choice of setup folder and the unpacking

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The download sets-up in two stages. The configuration for setup is extracted from the installer executable and then setup is executed. This can be mystifying. (See observations in conjunction with the different dialogs.)

Verification of the Installer

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  • Presumably an install from CD-ROM or a flash drive might skip much of this and work with setup folders directly. There are more variations listed at that point.
  • The message needs to be internationalized for different set-up languages
  • The message might need to be different because of the difference between installer and setup.

Installation Preparation

Once the installer is verified, it is discovered that the first stage is not yet complete.

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  • Dialog Title strip
    • The download button symbol appears in the left of the title band at the top of the dialog window. This can be retained.
    • The title of the dialog needs to be updated to identify what Apache OpenOffice version installation is being prepared.
  • The left column has material that must be replaced for Apache OpenOffice
    • Replace the OpenOffice.org and gulls logo at the top of the column.
    • The standing gull button with shadow is useful to keep.
    • The Oracle name at the bottom of the left sidebar needs to disappear.
  • The text column needs to be updated to refer to the correct product and version
    • The Thank you needs to be reworded.
    • The mention of OpenOffice.org in the first paragraph needs to be changed.
  • There is no functional change, it is just static content that needs to be corrected.

Variations

  • The different internationalizations
  • Possible avoidance with installation from pre-built setup folders as on CD-ROMS, thumb drives, etc.

Selecting Setup Installation Location

Now it gets very confusing. When the "Select Folder" dialog comes up next, I immediately go into the Browse option. Here I am setting up a new folder in the same UNC location that I downloaded the installer to, identifying which installation I am using it with:

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Observations

NOTE: I did not capture the Select Folder dialog before I browsed for a folder location. I will compensate for that after this screen. – dh:2011-12-20T02:06Z

  • The browse to a folder to use has a straightforward dialog.
  • Navigation onto the network, to a server, and then down to the folder is a bit cumbersome because this doesn't have an Explorer view.
  • If I hadn't been doing this for a lot of OpenOffice-based installations, I would not know whether the folder I choose will receive files (yes) or will it receive a folder so it is safe to use a folder that already has other materia (no).

Issues/Migration

  • The title bar of the "Browse for Folder" dialog is fine, still using the download button.
  • The text names the product and version and that needs to be changed.
  • This is not really OpenOffice.org that is being installed. It is the setup that is being installed. That needs to be very clear (and another reason for reviewing the nomenclature).

Variations

  • This examples uses a UNC location on a local-area file server.
  • Installing setup on a CD-R/W drive might be interesting.
  • Installing setup on a flash drive would also be useful.
  • I assume that a CD-ROM install would already have the setup expanded into a folder that auto-run or a manual setup execution could use. It would be interesting to confirm that this is an easily-constructed variation for future re-install, installation on multiple systems, etc.