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    == Issues ==
    Issues that should be considered for the KDEWin-Installer:
    Issues that should be considered for the KDEWin-Installer:
    *make the commandline client ready
    * currently no issues known
    wishes:
     
    *Add a search bar for the packages
    == Wishes ==
    [[Category:MS Windows]]
     
    == Long time goals ==
    *Give more meaningful installation progress: show the whole data size to be downloaded, show download speed calculated over the whole duration, estimate time needed for the whole installation to complete
    *Centralize redistributable Qt and KDE files around the KDEWin-Installer (putting location in PATH?)
    *Allow third party KDE/Qt app to reuse the installer to check if all their dependencies are already installed, and download where necessary
    *Polish the installer to look and behave like other installers on Windows, including customizable app specific branding with all packages and dependency resolution hidden from the user
    *Specify human readable installation configuration file containing all the customizing options for third party app developers, allowing running KDEWin-Installer from this file locally or from the net as 1-click-install solution
    *Aggressively promote KDEWin-Installer as *the* one stop KDE/Qt software distribution solution on Windows systems

    Revision as of 05:44, 22 August 2009

    Issues

    Issues that should be considered for the KDEWin-Installer:

    • currently no issues known

    Wishes

    Long time goals

    • Give more meaningful installation progress: show the whole data size to be downloaded, show download speed calculated over the whole duration, estimate time needed for the whole installation to complete
    • Centralize redistributable Qt and KDE files around the KDEWin-Installer (putting location in PATH?)
    • Allow third party KDE/Qt app to reuse the installer to check if all their dependencies are already installed, and download where necessary
    • Polish the installer to look and behave like other installers on Windows, including customizable app specific branding with all packages and dependency resolution hidden from the user
    • Specify human readable installation configuration file containing all the customizing options for third party app developers, allowing running KDEWin-Installer from this file locally or from the net as 1-click-install solution
    • Aggressively promote KDEWin-Installer as *the* one stop KDE/Qt software distribution solution on Windows systems