[Interest] 5.11.1 offline installer doesn't select Qt 5.11.1

[Sze Howe Koh]

On Wed, 19 Sep 2018 at 13:28, Jason H <jhihn at gmx.com> wrote:
> I noticed that when using the offline installer that the Qt 5.11.1 box is not checked by default. It would be good if it came pre-checked because that's what I'm trying to do. :-) It's too easy to blow past that and get an install were Qt Creator doesn't work...

There are multiple versions of Qt 5.11.1 underneath that box
(different compilers, different targets...). The installer doesn't
know which version they want. We could just install ALL versions to
ensure that nobody gets stuck... but that causes other problems
(namely, disk bloat).

I suggested a wizard to help identify which version the user wants, or
a popup warning if the user proceeds without selectng any version of
Qt. However, the installer team isn't keen on adding even more
interactive bits to the installer:
* http://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/development/2018-April/032461.html
* http://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/development/2018-April/032468.html

There is some good news: A UX consultant called Gearbox has been
commissioned to help iron things out (see, for example,
https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTIFW-940 ). If you have any other
ideas, post them to the bug tracker and ping the Qt-IFW team.


Regards,
Sze-Howe