Ubuntu doesn't pass contentconsumer's "girlfriend test"
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Wishlist
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: ubuntu-desktop
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We know that there are lots of places where usability could be improved in Ubuntu and Gnome in general. The article linked above deals specifically with a case where a non-techie girlfriend is asked to perform common tasks, unaided, during her first experience using Ubuntu.
This is a meta-bug for all the issues specifically raised in that article, including:
* Make it possible to install Flash if the first website visited is YouTube.
* Change the name of Transmission's icon to include its function.
* Include a way to search torrent trackers without having to know about them beforehand. (I suggest beta.legaltorre
* Include a "paint"-like program and give it a name clearly outlining its function.
* Include well-known formats in "save as" menus, rather than "export" menus.
* Make it easier to identify a partition belonging to another operating system, ie "Windows Partition" rather than "492.8GB Media".
* Rename "filesystem" to make it clear what is there, or include explainer text of some sort.
* Make sure that the screen resolution can be changed even at very low screen resolutions.
* Encourage The GIMP to include a UI more familiar to Adobe users.
* Encourage Pidgin to make it easier for people to add their instant messenger accounts - especially people who don't understand the concept of a multi-protocol IM, don't know the term "Screen Name", "Local Alias", etc.
* Generally create help screens that give hints as to how to perform common tasks, tailored to the commonly used GUI applications included in Ubuntu and to a novice user. (The developer documentation in Ubuntu is great, I think!)
affects: | ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) → gnome-user-share (Ubuntu) |
affects: | gnome-user-share (Ubuntu) → ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) |
It looks like the Transmission issue was intended to be fixed already, there's even a debdiff: https:/ /bugs.edge. launchpad. net/ubuntu/ +source/ transmission/ +bug/184238
Unfortunately, it looked like it just slipped past mvo's busy plate :(