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= The XULRunner Installation Story =
== Lumpy the Neophyte ==
Lumpy the Neophyte just bought his first computer from Sorry Sons Quick and Dirty computer manufacturers. Sorry Sons pre-install Firefox with Windows because they hate receiving tech-support calls about "the blue E". Lumpy clicks the pretty blue and orange icon to browse the eenternet and finds a cool little game called Hexagonal Minesweeper. He clicks the "download" link, and a dialog box appears:
Technical note: the link runs an xpinstall InstallTrigger javascript, which loads a .xulapp file, which is a specially-formatted ZIP file.
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* Hexagonal Minesweeper - Installer *
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* Would you like to install Hexagonal Minesweeper? *
* Created by: unsigned *
* *
* Warning: Only install programs from sources that *
* you trust. Malicious programs could infect your *
* computer. _More Information_ *
* [Cancel Installation] [Next] *
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Lumpy clicks "next", because he didn't read past the first sentence and he doesn't really care about security anyway. The dialog then displays:
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* Hexagonal Minesweeper - Installer *
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* Diagonal Minesweeper will be installed to:
* C:\Program Files\Total Disaster Corp\Hexagonal Minesweeper\
* [Change] *
* *
* After installation, add a shortcut on my: *
* [ ] Desktop *
* [ ] Quick Launch bar *
* [Cancel Installation] [Back] [Install Now] *
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* Hexagonal Minesweeper - Installing... *
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* Please wait while Hexagonal Minesweeper is installed:
* [+++++++++++ ]
*
* [x] Launch Hexagonal Minesweeper When Finished *
* [Finished (greyed out)]
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== Morgan the Microsoft-Lover ==
Morgan LOVES Internet Explorer; she refuses to install Firefox on principle that Microsoft should Own The Web. However, he is a minesweeper freak and HAS to have this new hexagonal minesweeper. He clicks the "download" link, and an IE dialog asks her if she trusts this .exe. She has gotten so used to clicking "run" that she doesn't even read the dialog. The following dialog appears:
Technical note: the link tries to run an xpinstall InstallTrigger javascript, but Internet Explorer doesn't do xpinstall. As a fallback, Sarah ends up downloading an executable file.
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* Hexagonal Minesweeper - Installer *
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* Hexagonal Minsweeper requires Mozilla XULRunner 1.1,
* which is not installed on your computer.
*
* [Download XULRunner Now] [Cancel Installation]
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The XULRunner installer displays a download progress, a license screen and an install-location screen, then returns to the second screen above (install location).
== Lumpy the Neophyte ==
Lumpy the Neophyte just bought his first computer from Sorry Sons Quick and Dirty computer manufacturers. Sorry Sons pre-install Firefox with Windows because they hate receiving tech-support calls about "the blue E". Lumpy clicks the pretty blue and orange icon to browse the eenternet and finds a cool little game called Hexagonal Minesweeper. He clicks the "download" link, and a dialog box appears:
Technical note: the link runs an xpinstall InstallTrigger javascript, which loads a .xulapp file, which is a specially-formatted ZIP file.
****************************************************
* Hexagonal Minesweeper - Installer *
****************************************************
* Would you like to install Hexagonal Minesweeper? *
* Created by: unsigned *
* *
* Warning: Only install programs from sources that *
* you trust. Malicious programs could infect your *
* computer. _More Information_ *
* [Cancel Installation] [Next] *
****************************************************
Lumpy clicks "next", because he didn't read past the first sentence and he doesn't really care about security anyway. The dialog then displays:
****************************************************
* Hexagonal Minesweeper - Installer *
****************************************************
* Diagonal Minesweeper will be installed to:
* C:\Program Files\Total Disaster Corp\Hexagonal Minesweeper\
* [Change] *
* *
* After installation, add a shortcut on my: *
* [ ] Desktop *
* [ ] Quick Launch bar *
* [Cancel Installation] [Back] [Install Now] *
****************************************************
****************************************************
* Hexagonal Minesweeper - Installing... *
****************************************************
* Please wait while Hexagonal Minesweeper is installed:
* [+++++++++++ ]
*
* [x] Launch Hexagonal Minesweeper When Finished *
* [Finished (greyed out)]
****************************************************
== Morgan the Microsoft-Lover ==
Morgan LOVES Internet Explorer; she refuses to install Firefox on principle that Microsoft should Own The Web. However, he is a minesweeper freak and HAS to have this new hexagonal minesweeper. He clicks the "download" link, and an IE dialog asks her if she trusts this .exe. She has gotten so used to clicking "run" that she doesn't even read the dialog. The following dialog appears:
Technical note: the link tries to run an xpinstall InstallTrigger javascript, but Internet Explorer doesn't do xpinstall. As a fallback, Sarah ends up downloading an executable file.
****************************************************
* Hexagonal Minesweeper - Installer *
****************************************************
* Hexagonal Minsweeper requires Mozilla XULRunner 1.1,
* which is not installed on your computer.
*
* [Download XULRunner Now] [Cancel Installation]
****************************************************
The XULRunner installer displays a download progress, a license screen and an install-location screen, then returns to the second screen above (install location).
