Hi devs,
as I recently played around with the DW on a fresh install instead of a migration, I
figured out the "Cancel" button does not what I guess most users expect it to
do.
With a fresh install when there are no pages in the wiki, choosing "cancel"
leaves one with a completely empty wiki where one cannot do anything, especially not
login to import ones custom set of pages.
If one really has a custom set of pages, probably one is experienced enough to know
about the "superadmin" account.
(Even then one might expect from earlier version that it is possible to upload an initial
XAR without having to log in, and be confused when it is not there.)
Unfortunately unexperienced users, who might just know the "standalone"
HSQL/Jetty distro with their pre-installed pages, might be confused when they set up
XWiki
"the right way". The typical reaction when being confused is to press the
"Cancel" button, which normally is the "get me out of here" way to fix
things if some unexpected
dialog pops up.
However in the installation process this is exactly what an unexperienced user should
*not* do. At most "skip" is the right option, if the user really wants to see
how the wiki
looks without UI.
I wonder if instead of "Cancel" a stronger word like "Abort" should be
used. Or maybe if pressing "Cancel" at install time one should get a javascript
alert saying "If you
choose this option you will have to activate the "superadmin" user in the config
file, as no default admin user will be installed, and the wiki will be nearly useless
without."
(message should appear only in case of a fresh install, i.e. if there are no pages in the
DB, of course).
Additionally maybe it is helpful to color the button red instead of blue. (Well, maybe
this is even all that needs to change to keep newbies from pressing that button).
Cheers,
Clemens