I promised some screenshots of Tim’s new installer branch that I’ve been poking at. Here they are.

The first one I’d like to show off (and I think many people will applaud) is that the installer is now able to be translated! Here we’ve got a screenshot of the language selection screen in the installer.

The second image I’d like to show off is the the Database setup screen. It’s gotten a visual overhaul, and only displays the appropriate settings for your particular database of choice.

After selecting the very basic options like a wiki name, we give the user the option to skip the rest and install. This should make life easier for many people who just need a quick-and-dirty setup without all of the extra bells and whistles.

We also display the Release Notes, Readme and License in the actual installer, rather than telling people to read them in a text editor. I did some playing with this the other day, and it’s got a nice clean wiki output. The bug numbers link to the appropriate Bugzilla pages, and the $wgVariables link to their Manual pages on Mediawiki.org. Both I think are nice, if subtle, touches.

The new-installer branch still has a way to go. There’s a list of known issues over at MW.org. School starts back on Thursday, so I won’t be able to pour as much time into this branch as I’d really like over the coming weeks.