[tex-live] New installer GUI

[Siep Kroonenberg]

On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 10:19:57AM +0000, Philip Taylor wrote:
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> Siep Kroonenberg wrote:
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> > More specifically, a button 'More...' between the TEXDIR and
> > TEXMFLOCAL rows.  But I would still want a better reason than Phil's
> > sense of aesthetics.
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> The primary argument I would adduce is "for compatibility with the previous installer".  The functionality has been exposed for so long (well over a decade, I believe) that users will expect it to be present. Adding functionality is good and to be encouraged; removing functionality, if there is no good reason for so doing, is not.

The good reason is reducing clutter.

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Siep Kroonenberg