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Bug 186805 - Update clarification message on Download Page
Summary: Update clarification message on Download Page
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: installer
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Code (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: PC All
: P2 normal (vote)
Assignee: dlipin
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Reported: 2010-05-27 12:36 UTC by Alexei Mokeev
Modified: 2010-06-01 12:27 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description Alexei Mokeev 2010-05-27 12:36:50 UTC 
JavaCard is not available on MacOS and this should be highlighted by the note 
under "Platform" combobox.

The right message should be:
Note: Java Card™ 3 Connected is not available for Mac OS X.

Steps:

1. Open RC1 download page and play with Platform combobox.
Comment 1 dlipin 2010-05-27 12:40:37 UTC 
I guess it should be 
Note: Java Card™ 3 Connected is available only for Windows.
rather than
Note: Java Card™ 3 Connected is not available for Mac OS X.
Comment 2 dlipin 2010-05-27 12:46:19 UTC 
It is interesting what to show in case of each platform:

1) Windows - no note
2) Mac OS X - Java Card™ 3 Connected is available only for Windows.
3) Linux - Java Card™ 3 Connected is available only for Windows.
4) Solaris x86 - Java Card™ 3 Connected is available only for Windows. Java ME is only available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.
5) Solaris x86 - Java Card™ 3 Connected is available only for Windows. Java ME is only available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Java FX is only available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris x86/64.
6) Zip - GlassFish, Apache Tomcat and JavaFX are only available in platform specific installers. Java Card™ 3 Connected is available only for Windows.

Ondrej, OK?

PS. #5 seems to be too long and too weird..
PPS. Do we need such notes at all?
Comment 3 Ondrej Langr 2010-05-28 14:31:52 UTC 
Agree that #5 is too long. 

The whole system of explanations is getting quite complex, how about just one note: 

"Note: Grayed out technologies are not supported for this platform." (language would need to be checked with a native speaker)

It auto implies that they are available for some other platforms. If I'm a mac only user, the fact that some technology is available for windows platform is not of much benefit for me. If I care enough to be willing to switch platforms for a technology, changing the combo twice to figure out for which platform the technology is available is very easy. 

So for xDesign, I'd go for removing current note and replacing them with one more generic.
Comment 4 Petr Suchomel 2010-05-28 15:33:56 UTC 
It would be good to change issue description - it is kinda misleading. Petr
Comment 5 Alexei Mokeev 2010-05-29 05:03:27 UTC 
+1 for the single note about grayed out technologies.

John, may I ask you to check this phrase:
"Note: Grayed out technologies are not supported for this platform."
Comment 6 John Jullion-ceccarelli 2010-05-31 07:36:45 UTC 
Yes that sounds fine, just the spelling is wrong - should be "greyed out".
Comment 8 dlipin 2010-05-31 13:24:48 UTC 
Masaki,

FYI. I put this new string in all l10n files.
http://hg.netbeans.org/release69/l10n/rev/1dda1cd9bf56

It worth be translated.
Comment 9 Masaki Katakai 2010-05-31 13:38:53 UTC 
Thank you Dmitry, I'll check ;-)

If you could work on RU, please translate :-)
Comment 10 Quality Engineering 2010-06-01 12:27:28 UTC 
Integrated into 'main-golden', will be available in build *201006011333* on http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/nightly/ (upload may still be in progress)
Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/main/rev/876b373a8efe
User: Dmitry Lipin <dlipin@netbeans.org>
Log: Issue #186805 Update clarification message on Download Page