Activity log for bug #691594

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2010-12-17 15:52:29 Matthew Paul Thomas bug added bug
2010-12-17 15:52:37 Matthew Paul Thomas software-center (Ubuntu): assignee Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)
2010-12-17 15:52:40 Matthew Paul Thomas software-center (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2010-12-17 15:52:42 Matthew Paul Thomas software-center (Ubuntu): importance Undecided High
2011-01-19 00:56:10 Tom Harris bug added subscriber Tom Harris
2011-02-03 02:35:24 Jonathan Thomas bug added subscriber Jonathan Thomas
2011-03-10 18:28:12 Gary Lasker software-center (Ubuntu): status Confirmed Incomplete
2012-03-16 14:23:17 Gary Lasker software-center (Ubuntu): status Incomplete Fix Released
2012-07-03 12:12:28 Matthew Paul Thomas description Binary package hint: software-center User testing of Ubuntu Software Center consistently shows that some people think they can launch an application by clicking the screenshot. This problem has previously been observed by people testing on-screen help. <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuHelp/UsingScreenshots> I thought I could get around it in USC 3.0 by showing only a small clickable thumbnail, but that isn't working. So, we need to try something else. User testing of Ubuntu Software Center consistently shows that some people think they can launch an application by clicking the screenshot. This problem has previously been observed by people testing on-screen help. <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuHelp/UsingScreenshots> I thought I could get around it in USC 3.0 by showing only a small clickable thumbnail, but that isn't working. So, we need to try something else. In usability testing of Ubuntu 12.04 beta, one of the 15 testers still clicked on the screenshot. "I can't open it. It's a bit weird."
2012-07-03 12:12:32 Matthew Paul Thomas software-center (Ubuntu): status Fix Released Confirmed
2012-09-26 14:45:32 Matthew Paul Thomas description User testing of Ubuntu Software Center consistently shows that some people think they can launch an application by clicking the screenshot. This problem has previously been observed by people testing on-screen help. <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuHelp/UsingScreenshots> I thought I could get around it in USC 3.0 by showing only a small clickable thumbnail, but that isn't working. So, we need to try something else. In usability testing of Ubuntu 12.04 beta, one of the 15 testers still clicked on the screenshot. "I can't open it. It's a bit weird." User testing of Ubuntu Software Center consistently shows that some people think they can launch an application by clicking the screenshot. This problem has previously been observed by people testing on-screen help. <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuHelp/UsingScreenshots> I thought I could get around it in USC 3.0 by showing only a small clickable thumbnail, but that isn't working. So, we need to try something else. In usability testing of Ubuntu 12.04 beta, one of the 15 testers still clicked on the screenshot. "I can't open it. It's a bit weird." <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter#gallery>: "To emphasize that it is a gallery, the gallery should include thumbnails of each item even if there is only one. The currently displayed media, and each thumbnail, should each appear inside an inset border, with the border of the focused item highlighted."
2012-09-26 14:45:36 Matthew Paul Thomas software-center (Ubuntu): status Confirmed Triaged
2012-09-26 14:45:39 Matthew Paul Thomas software-center (Ubuntu): assignee Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)