None of the slides in Ubiquity give ANY info on how to actually USE Unity
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ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: ubiquity
I'm doing a desktop install test of Natty and was looking through the slide show and I realized that there is not a single slide warning users that they're about to be faced with a desktop system that no one has ever really used before.
Unity on netbooks doesn't really count as I think this impacts a far greater number of first time users and will make for a rather unpleasant experience.
Honestly, I've been using Ubuntu for years and even I have a hard time using Unity. I can't even being to imagine what a new user or unseasoned user will think when presented with Unity for the first time with no warning or introduction.
There really should be at least 3 or 4 slides introducing Unity and giving basic usage instructions. At least enough to get the users going once they finish installing and realise that they no longer have the menu structure and UI format that they are most likely used to.
Any chance we can get some extra slides in there?
affects: | ubiquity (Ubuntu) → ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu (Ubuntu) |
Changed in ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
Changed in ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu: | |
milestone: | none → natty-uif |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu: | |
milestone: | natty-uif → natty-b1 |
no longer affects: | ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu |
Thanks for brining this up, Jeff.
I'm targeting this to a little later in the cycle when we have a good picture what people will need to know. I'm a little opposed to a whole set of dedicated “how to use Unity” slides mainly because we should expect the interface to explain itself. If the slideshow has to explain it, we've already failed every user who doesn't look at the slideshow. Certainly, it should be brought up in a few places and we should make sure everything in here makes sense both with Unity and without Unity, but I always worry about creating a tone of “this system is complicated; read the manual or you're doomed!”
That said, I'm happy to be surprised! A single Unity slide could be quite nice. If we add a Unity slide, we should probably nix something else to save space. (These things are actually pretty expensive when we account for all the translations). I was thinking of revising it, but the Firefox one feels totally useless right now and it doesn't feel like there's much room for it to grow. It might be a good candidate.
I think this would be a little different from the other slides, since to be particularly helpful we'll want to reference places in a screenshot from text that will be translated. If there is a really il8n-safe way to do that (numbered dots?), we're in luck! Perhaps this would be a good opportunity to introduce some terminology and stuff that will be talked about in more detail later.
We may be able to add subtle cues to the existing stuff, and the first slide should certainly bring Unity up as the big new thing. (With a nice screenshot as well…). I think it would be perfect if we could link to another resource that really delves into what Unity is about, like unity.ubuntu.com for end users. There are lots of hidden treats that would be perfect for an engaging series of ten second video tutorials, and we certainly don't have room for them in the slideshow (and neither do most people!) :)
I'd love to chat about this. Right here is fine. Hopefully the Launchpad people will forgive me.