Stephen Hahn wrote:
* Frank Ludolph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-08-08 21:37]:
I would say that it is still under discussion. The problem of putting a
reg icon on the desktop is that it does not allow for informing users of
incentives to register. We are investigating ways of presenting "Next
Steps" (and initiating registration) other than a simple web page. The
reg icon can always be added back to the desktop if other approaches don't
work out.
I would vote for a simple "next steps" application, which would be a
launcher, perhaps with some time-varying or external means of changing
what tasks are emphasized, over using a browser.
Yes, that is what we are looking into.
We'll also be looking at how the desktop reg icon affects registration
rates.
For 2008.11 the package manager GUI icon is being placed in the upper
panel next to FireFox and Thunderbird which makes it quite visible and it
won't be covered by windows. It will also get a tooltip to inform users of
its purpose, something that desktop icons do not have.
The icon graphic will be unfamiliar--being new, if nothing else--so
deciding to read the panel icon's tooltip requires some deliberate
curiosity, whereas the desktop icon comes with a text label. Maybe
there's a classic usability study that shows the distribution of
curiosity for new users; an appropriate citation would be very
soothing...
It will also be introduced in the Next Steps, likely the second item
following registration.
Frank
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