On 1/1/07, t u <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> I think our end-users who do not like to go out of their way to > >>>> learn about what's going on in the community could really use > >>>> such a feature. > [snip] > >>>> At the least, if it is do-able, for desktop users, you could > >>>> change the background picture to something that says "upgrade > >>>> because your current version will not get security updates > >>>> within 1 month."... or maybe a pop up by update-manager? I > >>>> suspect that server users are more security-savvy and don't > >>>> need such intervention. > >>> > >>> I don't think that a large-window pop-up or changing the > >>> background image is the way to go though; why not just a > >>> notification area icon like when it informs us that updates are > >>> available, with a balloon similar to how it informs us that a > >>> restart is required? > >>> > >> +1 to that. When you click on the bubble, it should send you to a > >> page telling you about how to upgrade and which version to upgade > >> to (eg stable or LTS). > > > > Wouldn't it be better just to have it run update-manager and if they > > need more info, they can click the help button or maybe offer a 'more > > info' button? > > Do you mean it should run "update-manager -c" (hence forcing them to > dist-upgrade to a later release)? afaik, dist-upgrades still risk a > broken system.
Is using the update-manager not the recommended method for upgrading? > I kinda think you need to be intrusive (hence the pop up window -or > changed desktop background- instead of a small bubble) but leave the > final decision to them. Pop-up windows just bring back bad memories from MS Windows ;-) The bubble: - would be familiar to Ubuntu users - need not be tiny - should produce a new bubble each reboot (or every certain time unit, say once per day) thus being annoying enough to eventually get the user to upgrade without being overly intrusive - could get larger each new time it comes up ;) Also, I would recommend that the icon in the notification area from which the bubble extends not go away (even if they close the bubble) until they upgrade. CK -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
