Bug 883141 - [custom part usability] Confusion about mount point within existing installation vs. mount point in target installation
Summary: [custom part usability] Confusion about mount point within existing installat...
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: anaconda-maint
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-12-03 21:38 UTC by Adam Williamson
Modified: 2024-04-16 12:51 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2024-04-16 12:51:12 UTC
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Description Adam Williamson 2012-12-03 21:38:34 UTC
Another usability issue with newUI custom part which has come up at least a few times on test@ and in the forums (referenced to some extent in the second half of https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2012-December/112124.html , for e.g.): some people are getting confused by the fact that, for already-existing partitions, we both show an existing mount point and allow you to assign a new one.

If you select an existing partition in 'custom part', its mount point in the existing OS is shown in its left-hand pane entry, and there is a 'Mount Point' dialog in the right-hand pane which assigns its mount point for the new OS install.

Once you understand the model this kind of makes sense, but it seems to be pretty confusing to people initially. I'm not sure of the best way to improve on this: again, perhaps it comes down to labelling? Somehow explain more clearly what the two mount points are, and what is being set and displayed where?

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Comment 2 Adam Williamson 2013-12-21 19:32:45 UTC
This is an enhancement request really, bumping to Rawhide and marking FutureFeature.

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2017-04-28 12:49:22 UTC
anaconda-26.21.4-1.fc26 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 26. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-f620d8c7c2

Comment 4 Martin Kolman 2017-04-28 13:18:20 UTC
Looks like the Bodhi web UI likes to add random unrelated bugs to an update...

Comment 5 Fedora Admin user for bugzilla script actions 2023-07-26 12:05:14 UTC
This package has changed maintainer in Fedora. Reassigning to the new maintainer of this component.

Comment 6 Katerina Koukiou 2024-04-16 12:51:12 UTC
The anaconda-gui package is currently in maintenance mode, with plans for its successor, anaconda-webui [1]. Therefore, there are no intentions to implement this feature, as it falls under a pure RFE category.
Still, it's a great remark to keep in mind when implementing the storage custom part in the new UI.

[1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/AnacondaWebUIforFedoraWorkstation


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