Bug 1215276

Changed version to Rawhide, as I doubt it makes sense to change this during F22 beta.

Automatic partitioning only presents the option of changing existing partitions if you attempt to partition with insufficient free space, or if you click the checkbox that says "I would like to make additional space available." Do you have an idea for how to make that more clear?

For my case, a parenthetical note like "(allows manual reconfiguration of existing partitions to reclaim space)" on the "automatic partitioning" option would likely have been enough of a nudge in the right direction.

My initial error was assuming that I needed manual partitioning to make space available (since I knew the entire disk was allocated to Windows by default)

*** Bug 1179174 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

IMHO it would be best to have a button: "remove/resize partitions". When user clicks on that, then present a windows to manage partitions. Then return back and let user continue with the rest of the workflow.

The button and note you are asking for is already there, just in different words. "I would like to make additional space available" indicates that you will be able to remove or modify existing partitions, because existing partitions are where the additional space would have to come from. There is also a help button that explains the process in greater detail.

Strange. At least two experienced engineers find it confusing and bug is just closed. UX is also an important part of an UI. It's not only about having the options but having it such that users see it, and can use it.

It's somehow discouraging to take the time preparing a bug report and following up with presumably an easy fix, and get it just closed. For me "I would like to make additional space available" means that I want to add another storage device (possibly network storage) or something. It means nothing specific.

I'm reopening this as the given closure statement does not appear to relate to the specific RFE I raised.

I agree the process is reasonably easy to follow once you're actually *in* the automated partitioning workflow, hence this paragraph in my original post: "In trying the installation again, I used the automatic partitioning option instead, and found that while it fully automated the process of configuring *Fedora's* partitions, it still let me completely customise how that space was reclaimed from the existing Windows partitions."

The problem I reported lies on the *preceding* screen, where there was no indication that "automated" partitioning is in fact only semi-automated when you need to reclaim space, so you still get full manual control over the resizing of any existing partitions when doing a parallel installation with an existing OS installation. That absence is what lead me to initially assume I needed to use the manual partitioning option in order to handle the dual booting case.

So unless the "manual or automated partitioning?" selection screen has been changed in F23 to clarify the semi-automated status of automated partitioning when reclaiming space, this RFE still applies.

No change here.

This package has changed maintainer in Fedora. Reassigning to the new maintainer of this component.