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From: | Tobias Geerinckx-Rice |
Subject: | bug#57232: [installer] ENTER in guided partitioner destroys partition table |
Date: | Wed, 17 Aug 2022 01:40:42 +0200 |
Hi Mathieu, Mathieu Othacehe 写道:
Er, I was… expecting that to mean it would pop up a pretty window orsomething. Is this really a feature? Should it be?I'm not sure what's the point here.
I'm not sure whose point you're referring to, so I'll clarify mine.
Currently, pressing ENTER on a whole disc device wipes its partition table, or at least did so for me (MBR). That's an unexpected way ‘to change a disk's partition table’ even if it's technically true.
It wasn't clear to me whether it was intentional, or a bug, or perhaps a bit of both. Hence my question. I agree that we should warn before writing anything, but that's somewhat orthogonal.
I had rewritten the dialogue before encountering this issue, but it doesn't seem like I understand the intention behind the design very well. I'll drop the UI-related patches and leave that effort to someone who does.
we would be glad to get your support.
That wasn't the impression I got in response to some mild criticism, but thanks. I'll keep working on it when I get that spare machine :-)
(I do consider the installer important to the project, even if I never claimed to be its target audience.)
Kind regards, T G-R
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