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Revision as of 23:17, 11 October 2011
, 11 October 2011more brainstorming on impl.
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* We need to make the distinction between the reset process and making changes in safe mode permanent more clear as they appear to do the same thing in the UI. In reality, resetting involves more data loss since it's actually going to migrate only high priority data to a new profile. | * We need to make the distinction between the reset process and making changes in safe mode permanent more clear as they appear to do the same thing in the UI. In reality, resetting involves more data loss since it's actually going to migrate only high priority data to a new profile. | ||
* Use a file in the profile to keep track of crashes and whether the installer requested a repair | * Use a file in the profile to keep track of crashes and whether the installer requested a repair | ||
** rs implies that the installer doesn't know about profiles so adding a command-line arguments and/or environment variable can be used | |||
** The data in the file should be cleaned up: | ** The data in the file should be cleaned up: | ||
*** When it applies to a previous version – already have code to do this for compatibility.ini | *** When it applies to a previous version – already have code to do this for compatibility.ini | ||
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**** Ability to disable certain add-ons in safe mode may be enough | **** Ability to disable certain add-ons in safe mode may be enough | ||
***** Can all add-ons be disabled? | ***** Can all add-ons be disabled? | ||
* Migration to a new profile | |||
** Do this in a way that extends to other applications | |||
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