Just want to add that some colors may look a bit off since my monitor is not color calibrated and I saw it one another monitor recently and it looked kinda bad. So I hope you can imagine the end result anyway.
2011/5/14 Niklas Rosenqvist <niklas.s.rosenqv...@gmail.com> > I haven't heard about the Ubuntu Tour project earlier and I think it's > great initiative! It will be very helpful for new users and people migrating > from other operating systems. But this still doesn't solve the problem with > more default applications and how people should learn about the > ubuntu-restricted-extras package. > > How about a simple application that shows some useful information and also > provides the user with a launcher for the Ubuntu Tour application? I made a > mockup of how this could look like: > http://i.imgur.com/pQkYj.jpg > > What are your thoughts? > > Alexander Lancey skrev 2011-05-13 18:03: > > Sounds like what we're going for with the Ubuntu Tour > > https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-tour > > On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 5:34 AM, Shane Fagan < > shanepatrickfa...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > >> I thought about this a lot but instead of a welcome center id love if >> we had a nice tutorial that walks you through how to use unity. So >> when you open a fresh install it would ask you if you want the walk >> through and then do a series of animations showing how to open the >> dash, maybe the shortcut keys, how to use the indicators. So like do >> some nice arrows and large tooltips saying what to do. I think the >> idea of a welcome center is interesting but I think it wouldnt be as >> polished as a tutorial showing them how to use everything, although in >> the welcome center it would be really awesome to have a FAQ since lots >> of users do get stuck on the same things. >> >> --fagan >> >> On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Niklas Rosenqvist >> <niklas.s.rosenqv...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hi! I've been thinking about the discussion at UDS concerning the >> problem >> > with fitting extra content on only one CD. There has been some debating >> on >> > whether Ubuntu should stick to it's one CD policy or go with a DVD sized >> > installation image or multiple CD's. I myself haven't attented UDS I've >> just >> > read about it on blogs. >> > >> > Anyway, the problem seems to be that the 700 MB that one CD offers is >> very >> > limiting for the Ubuntu developers to be able to ship more default >> programs, >> > e.g. Unity 2D, though it's also good in forcing developers to create >> > lightweight programs. There are also negative sides to start with a DVD >> > sized image since everyone doesn't have access to a DVD-writer but >> almost >> > everyone with a computer has a CD-writer. And people have never been >> fans of >> > having to insert new CD's during installation so I have to proposed two >> > solutions to this problems and my favourite is the "Ubuntu Welcome >> Center". >> > Today Windows greets you with a "Welcome Center" on a fresh install and >> > gives the user some options to do some basic configurations with the >> system. >> > Hardcore users often just closes it and never opens it again but for >> first >> > time users I believe it could be very helpful. If Ubuntu created a >> Welcome >> > application with the options to download "Ubuntu Extras" - meaning a >> meta >> > package with more "default" programs which can't be fit in the "one >> > CD"-installation image. Together with an option to install the "Ubuntu >> > Restricted Extras" which many new users have a hard time figuring out it >> > even exists since it's not mentioned anywhere except for in forums and >> blog >> > posts. Maybe this can be grouped with some basic configuration options >> like >> > launchers for the user settings and appearance settings applications. >> > The other solution I propose which shouldn't really be discussed in >> Ayatana >> > is to offer one CD-installation image for default Ubuntu, and one >> DVD-image >> > for "Ubuntu Extended" which could also be installed through the Software >> > Center or the "welcome center". >> > What do you guys think about the "Welcome Center" idea? >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana >> > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana >> Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > >
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