redr first install issues

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1) installer does not ask to start Red-R after install
2) Red-R first load takes an incredibly long time to show anything.  I've 
actually been waiting for three minutes to see the splash screen.  We should 
show the splash scree as soon as possible so the user doesn't think something 
is broken

Package manager also had a problem

updatePackagesFromRepository True
http://www.red-r.org/repository/Red-R-1.85b/packages.xml
REDRCORE:ERROR : File "C:\Program 
Files\Red-R\Red-R-1.85b\bin\.\redRPackageManager.py", line 351, in exec_ || 
Could not updated package repository from web.
REDRCORE:CRITICAL : File "C:\Program 
Files\Red-R\Red-R-1.85b\bin\.\redRPackageManager.py", line 167, in 
replyFinished || This was an error installing RedRReshape.
REDRCORE:DEBUG : File "C:\Program 
Files\Red-R\Red-R-1.85b\bin\.\redRPackageManager.py", line 167, in 
replyFinished || 

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Unhandled exception of type BadZipfile occured at 2011-04-07 15:48:23.337000:
Traceback:
  File: redRPackageManager.py, line 83 in installRRP
    File: zipfile.pyc, line 696 in __init__
      File: zipfile.pyc, line 716 in _GetContents
        File: zipfile.pyc, line 728 in _RealGetContents
          BadZipfile: File is not a zip file 
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Original issue reported on code.google.com by kylecovi...@gmail.com on 7 Apr 2011 at 8:50

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Also this problem with the manual package install.

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Unhandled exception of type AttributeError occured at 2011-04-08 
10:57:32.708000:
Traceback:
  File: redRCanvasToolbar.py, line 443 in menuItemInstallPackage
    AttributeError: 'OrangeCanvasDlg' object has no attribute 'packageManagerGUI' 
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Original comment by kylecovi...@gmail.com on 8 Apr 2011 at 3:58

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fixed the last issue, can now install from a zip file.

Can't test the website issue though.

Is it possible to make an update from the new trunk so this will work?  Perhaps 
the installer/update generation could be moved to the website???

Original comment by kylecovi...@gmail.com on 9 Apr 2011 at 12:19

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I put up a new update for beta. The package manger should work now.

Original comment by anup.parikh on 9 Apr 2011 at 5:35

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OK the package install worked fine.  Only problem is missing gridBox in the 
base package.  I just put it on the repository so it makes sense that it was 
missing.

How do I put a new package on the website?  I basically just need to make an 
update to base.

Original comment by kylecovi...@gmail.com on 9 Apr 2011 at 9:20

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I uploaded a new base file to the repository and didn't see it on the package 
manager of red-r  I then tried to get the base file that is on the package 
manager but that failed and actually deleted base from my machine.  It seems as 
though Package Manager isn't working with the website at all.  I was only able 
to upload to the 1.80 version.  Perhaps that's why my current base didn't get 
to the repository...

Original comment by kylecovi...@gmail.com on 9 Apr 2011 at 9:33

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there is a 1.85b repository on the website. If you add packages to this 
repository to new installer will see and install from it. 

I have added the reshape package as example.
All other core packages have some error during the upload process. Most dealing 
with missing images or case mismatch in file names. 

Maybe you uploaded to a different repository?

Original comment by anup.parikh on 12 Apr 2011 at 2:18

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I did load to a different repository, the 1.80 repository.

I'll take the issue and update base to conform to the 1.85 standards and commit 
to the repository, stats too and then the packages that I'm working on.  I'll 
mark packages that aren't core as alpha for the moment.  I'd say that alpha 
packages are still in testing and therefore may change within a version so 
loading and saving isn't guaranteed.  Once there is some history and I'm happy 
with the package I'll update to the full release.  

Do you suppose that we should standardize this kind of vocabulary or it is 
assumed?

Original comment by kylecovi...@gmail.com on 12 Apr 2011 at 4:26

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installation problem

On a multi-user system Red-R only installs for the installing user and no icon 
on desktops of other users or entry in the start menu of other users.

nsis has the following documentation, I'm not sure if we are using this or not; 
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/MultiUser/Readme.html

Original comment by kylecovi...@gmail.com on 4 May 2011 at 8:09

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I think this is fixed but please test the changes to the installer on a virtual 
machine.

Original comment by kylecovi...@gmail.com on 7 Jun 2011 at 1:22