[Bug 3994] New: mozilla activex control download dialog is potentially confusing

[Wine Bugs]

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3994

           Summary: mozilla activex control download dialog is potentially
                    confusing
           Product: Wine
           Version: 0.9.2.
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: wine-binary
        AssignedTo: wine-bugs at winehq.org
        ReportedBy: michael.s.gilbert at gmail.com


The newest versions of wine ask the user if they would like to install the
mozilla activex control when an application makes calls to ie, which is a good
thing.  However, the download dialog is not very clear.  the current text is:

"The application is requesting an ActiveX broser object but the Mozilla Active X
control is currently not installed.  Do you wish to download and install it?"

This is fine and good for the computer savy, but the average user will have no
idea what this means.  so statistically, 50% will say yes, and 50% will say no.
 hence, wine will not work as expected for 50% of the users, and they will say
this software isn't useful because all they see is that their software of choice
didn't work.

i propose the following as a clearer prompt:

"This application requires an extra Wine component to enable web browsing.  If
you select "yes," 5 MB of data will be downloaded and installed.  However, if
you select "no," the application likely will not run.  

Would you like Wine to automatically download and install the web browsing feature?"

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