I know, the Ubuntu icons are just placeholders for more appropriate icons which I didn't have time to find :)
2011/5/14 Toki Tahmid <oxw...@gmail.com> > It looked fantastic to me. Only thing I'd modify is the button so it shows > an icon of what it takes you to. > > > On 14 May 2011 20:37, Niklas Rosenqvist <niklas.s.rosenqv...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> 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 >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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