Re: [USABILITY] Usability test of Debian Installer beta 3

2004-04-10 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, > step 2-9: (debian-installer) > I'm a bit suprised to see the user going through all the help in > such detail. This suggests that more online help later on would > be a good thing. We're getting that in the new version of > partman at least. > > It also suggest

Re: [USABILITY] Usability test of Debian Installer beta 3

2004-04-08 Thread cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2004-04-08 01:01, Joey Hess wrote: > step 17: (countrychooser) > The fact that hitting enter on a continent returns to the menu > is something I have always disliked, but I have no particularly > better idea. how about: North Am

Re: [USABILITY] Usability test of Debian Installer beta 3

2004-04-07 Thread Joey Hess
Frans Pop wrote: > > I rather like this becase it also deals with the case where downloading > > installer components fails because of a transient network problem. This > > will let the user choose to try downloading a component again. It could > > even let the user choose a new mirror. > > Ah, th

Re: [USABILITY] Usability test of Debian Installer beta 3

2004-04-07 Thread Frans Pop
> I rather like this becase it also deals with the case where downloading > installer components fails because of a transient network problem. This > will let the user choose to try downloading a component again. It could > even let the user choose a new mirror. Ah, that would be very good because

Re: [USABILITY] Usability test of Debian Installer beta 3

2004-04-07 Thread Joey Hess
Joey Hess wrote: > step 10: (debian-installer) > It should be possible to reword the prompt on the help screens > to make clearer that enter boots the system. I'll see what I can > do. Done. > step 21: (anna) > This mess has been on my list to fix for a while, but it's >

Re: [USABILITY] Usability test of Debian Installer beta 3

2004-04-07 Thread Joey Hess
Fabian Fagerholm wrote: > Feedback is welcome, and I'm subscribed to debian-boot so please discuss > here. I'm trying to find time to arrange a few more tests within the > next month or so, so that I can see what other flaws emerge. Thanks for doing the testng (and please send our thanks to your t

Re: [USABILITY] Usability test of Debian Installer beta 3

2004-04-07 Thread Fabian Fagerholm
Hello Frans, Thanks for your feedback! On Wed, 2004-04-07 at 21:57, Frans Pop wrote: > If you're going to use complete newbies for testing, I think you should be > fair and provide them with relevant information that is freely available. > > At least provide them with a version of the manual whi

Re: [USABILITY] Usability test of Debian Installer beta 3

2004-04-07 Thread Denis Barbier
On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 08:57:46PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Wednesday 07 April 2004 20:06, Fabian Fagerholm wrote: > > > > I'm concentrating on users who have never installed an operating system > > before. > > If you're going to use complet

Re: [USABILITY] Usability test of Debian Installer beta 3

2004-04-07 Thread Frans Pop
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 07 April 2004 20:06, Fabian Fagerholm wrote: > > I'm concentrating on users who have never installed an operating system > before. If you're going to use complete newbies for testing, I think you should be fair and provide them with rele

[USABILITY] Usability test of Debian Installer beta 3

2004-04-07 Thread Fabian Fagerholm
Hi, Inspired by the simulated usability review at http://www.thiesen.org/d-i/index.html by [EMAIL PROTECTED], I thought I'd take the usability testing of d-i one step further by arranging a real usability test. Yes, that's with a live crash test dummy. :) I hoped to see a result similar to Marcus