On 9 April 2012 19:20, Steve <yorvik.ubu...@googlemail.com> wrote: > On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 15:16:31 +0100 > Colin Law <clan...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> On 9 April 2012 14:37, Alan Bell <alan.b...@libertus.co.uk> wrote: >> > On 09/04/12 11:20, Steve wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> The problem is not with the journalist but, Ubuntu. The explanations as >> >> to what is going on with these settings can best be described as vague. >> >> Until Alan's explanation I wasn't sure what they're for. I've submitted >> >> a >> >> bug #977106 to LP if people would like to add to it. >> >> >> >> >> > well apart from tossing in the word "zeitgeist" (which nobody really >> > understands and would be called jargon or gobbledygook geek stuff by most >> > people) I don't really see what my explanation added over the default text >> > that is on the screenshots and there to be read. What was the bit I said >> > that was helpful compared to what is there already? >> >> I think that your comments made it clear /where/ the information is >> being stored (on the PC not off on the internet somewhere) and /why/ >> (for the users convenience not for snooping purposes). You may think >> that these things are obvious but that is not necessarily correct. >> > Thanks Colin, that's what I was trying to say. > I've been at my parents today and showed it to them to see what they thought. > They're both Ubuntu users but rarely fiddle with settings. To say they were > baffled would be an understatement. They really weren't sure what was being > recorded and benefits it had. The relationship of the two buttons in the > Recent Items tab also baffled them. Did the RH button save things for an > hour, day, week, etc. or was that what the LH Delete History button deletes. > I'll add this to the bug and thanks again to Colin for his excellent > explanation of the problems on the bug thread.
You are right about the buttons being confusing. The clue to the right hand button is in the heading "Forget Activities", it clears the data for the period specified in the button (the last hour or whatever). The heading is too far from the button however. It is the age old problem of someone who knows how to do something writing the instructions, it is not easy to put yourself into the mind of someone who is coming at it for the first time. (To assemble: Insert sprogget B into cordwangle C as shown in diagram XVII) Colin -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
