Linking to other resources in the installer

Brad Anderson via Digitalmars-d digitalmars-d at puremagic.com
Tue Oct 21 09:47:59 PDT 2014


On Tuesday, 21 October 2014 at 01:03:21 UTC, Xinok wrote:
> * On the post-install screen, provide a few links here.
> * Add start menu shortcuts to these things.
> * Many installers open a webpage after installation is 
> complete. This could be an option on the post-install screen.
>
> What do you all think? There is some work to be done in making 
> it easier for users to discover these resources, especially in 
> terms of redesigning the website. I think modifying the 
> installer is an extra step in that direction.

Sounds good to me. Another idea is to add a message/link to the 
D2 Command Prompt. I doubt it gets much use but it's the perfect 
place for such a message for people who do actually use it.

I don't really like installers that automatically open web pages 
when they finish personally.


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