Re: new user assistant

[Derrell.Lipman@UnwiredUniverse.com]

Per Abrahamsen <abraham@dina.kvl.dk> writes:

> The user who just type "Next" should get a nnml backend, as that is
> the most "native" backend for Gnus.  At some point in the
> installation, he should be asked
>
> How should Gnus store your mail?
>
> ( ) Choose manually.
> (*) Use the default method [nnml].
>
> For most users, the default method [nnml] is adequate.  You can read
> more about [Gnus backends] before making a choice.
>
> [Previous]   [Cancel]   [Next]

If you're going to provide a choice at this point, and a link to the further
documentation, then why add the extra page required by "Choose manually"?  Why
not replace "Choose manually" by the list of other backends?  Seems like less
coding for the programmer (no extra set of questions/answers), and less
clicking/tabbing for the user.  Selecting "Next" can still choose the default
nnml backend.

(I've been watching the progress on this assistant with interest, and smiling.
There's one very annoying, excessively prolific (on this and numerous other
mailing lists and news groups) poster who's been requesting (repeatedly, ad
nauseum, for the past many years) something like this assistant and has always
been rebuffed.  I guess maybe enough annoyment causes action. :-)

Cheers,

Derrell