Bug 19356

Summary: [CVS UI] Set keyword substitution: second wizard page is confusing
Product: [Eclipse Project] Platform Reporter: James Moody <James_Moody>
Component: TeamAssignee: Platform-VCM-Inbox <platform-vcm-inbox>
Status: RESOLVED INVALID QA Contact:
Severity: normal    
Priority: P3 Keywords: usability
Version: 2.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Linux   
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Description James Moody CLA 2002-06-05 11:55:15 EDT 
I had to do the wizard three times before I figured out how the second page
works. Very counter-intuitive.
Comment 1 Kevin McGuire CLA 2002-06-05 12:29:36 EDT 
Can you be more specific?

- what did you find confusing (perhaps difficult to enumerate)
- what you would expect as a solution (also perhaps difficult)
Comment 2 James Moody CLA 2002-06-05 12:35:16 EDT 
I found confusing the fact that all the files I want to change are listed in the
table, but that I also have to select the checkbox in order for them to be
changed. Why show me a list of things if they're not going to be used unless I
select some other option? I think the default value of the checkbox is wrong for
the common case, for starters.

In general, I think the whole second page should go away, in favor of something
like a button pair on the third page that says "Uncheck repository files" and
"Check repository files", which is what you really want to do.

The message on the second page is scary, and the list is purely informational
(has no function other than to show me what might or might not be changed).
Comment 3 Kevin McGuire CLA 2002-06-06 15:21:48 EDT 
later
Comment 4 Michael Valenta CLA 2002-09-09 15:13:50 EDT 
Reopening
Comment 5 Michael Valenta CLA 2005-03-29 12:35:37 EST 
The wizard has been redesigned in 3.1