On Sat, Mar 07, 2009 at 11:17:32AM +0000, Mat Tomaszewski wrote: > Nicolò Chieffo wrote: > > I totally agree that it's confusing > > > > > Is it confusing just because it's different to what you've been used to? > I know it's not a justification, but OSX have been using exactly the > same metaphor for many years now and it seems to be working out very well.
I have no strong opinion about this, except that its a coin flip which trades new confusion by exising users with no confusion for mac users migrating to ubuntu. Personally, I think there is no clear win with this new approach. However, i think there is a better solution available and if we think that that solution is the right way to go, we might consider to skip the current 00_signal step and wait for the right fix; which could be like: 1. if no wireless card is available use the wired disconnected icon 2. if wireless card is available and you are not connected, use a "searching icon if no APs are in reach/known" or if there APs visible use a proper signal strength but indicate that we are not connected by using a grey/inactive appearence. > > 2. Having 0 signal = not connected may not be true from technical > perspective, but it is true from practical perspective. You have no > signal, therefore you won't be able to browse the web. Click on the icon > to do something about it (check what's going on, connect to a different > network, etc). > This is a guess and the fact that its used on Mac doesn't automatically mean that its true from a practical side. It might something mac users are familiar with, but my phone has different icons for "no APs found - searching" and "APs found and ready to connect". - Alexander -- 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
