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The XULRunner Installation Story
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= 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: | 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: | ||
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== Lumpy Tries to Uninstall == | |||
After a while, Lumpy gets tired of Minesweeper; he decides to uninstall it. In the control panel, he selects "Add or Remove Programs", and selects Hexagonal Minesweeper. A simple dialog asks "Would you like to remove Minesweeper 1.1? [Remove] [Cancel]". He chooses Remove. | After a while, Lumpy gets tired of Minesweeper; he decides to uninstall it. In the control panel, he selects "Add or Remove Programs", and selects Hexagonal Minesweeper. A simple dialog asks "Would you like to remove Minesweeper 1.1? [Remove] [Cancel]". He chooses Remove. | ||
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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: | 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: | ||
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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). | The XULRunner installer displays a download progress, a license screen and an install-location screen, then returns to the second screen above (install location). | ||
== Morgan Tries to Uninstall == | |||
After a while, Morgan finds an even fancier minesweeper that uses Escher tesselations, and she decides to uninstall Hexagonal Minesweeper. In the control panel, she selects "Add or Remove Programs", and selects Hexagonal Minesweeper. A simple dialog asks "Would you like to remove Minesweeper 1.1? [Remove] [Cancel]". She chooses Remove. After a progress meter works for a little while, a second dialog appears: | After a while, Morgan finds an even fancier minesweeper that uses Escher tesselations, and she decides to uninstall Hexagonal Minesweeper. In the control panel, she selects "Add or Remove Programs", and selects Hexagonal Minesweeper. A simple dialog asks "Would you like to remove Minesweeper 1.1? [Remove] [Cancel]". She chooses Remove. After a progress meter works for a little while, a second dialog appears: | ||