I really appreciate that you took the time to make a branch for this, Matt. It does look good, and from the looks of it you did everything right! :) One other cool thing you can do: it's possible to make a bug that is fixed with a commit. If you're using the command line, it's something like bzr commit --fixes=lp:BUGNUMBER. If you're using Bazaar Explorer, there's a text box below where you enter the commit message to list any fixed bugs. This way, Launchpad can keep track of things a little better. I'm also quite interested in the layered screenshot you mentioned in the merge request (although the link is broken). I had no idea what those were, looked it up and it's a neat idea. Could make things very smooth…
However, I do agree with Evan. This is the type of thing that shouldn't be necessary. It's kind of a mundane detail that the login screen should make clear on its own anyway. By presenting it front and centre here, we risk creating an illusion of complexity. Now somebody reading this sees two choices they must weigh. It may be obvious to us that one is the default (and we can even say “Unity is the default because it's shiny and new and awesome”), but people brand new to Ubuntu are not always happy when they see “Some Assembly May Be Required.“ They've already made the choice to drop Windows and clean install Ubuntu on top, and that's enough choosing for one day. The important thing here is making them feel satisfied, like they've made the right choice already (because they have). Pointing out what they can do Right Now (without deviating from Ubuntu's standard experience!) and how cool it is. On the other hand, this is certainly something to keep track of. If the appropriate stuff is put in place we won't need to, but it may be necessary to explain what the Ubuntu Classic Desktop / 2D desktop / whatever-we're-calling-it is, and what Unity is. We'll have to wait and see, I think. Not that choices are bad, but I think they are better presented later on, after somebody has experienced the defaults and has some opinions about what is new. If I understand correctly, Yelp will finally be usable. Maybe now is a good time to promote the offline help for that purpose. Just to clarify why I don't want the slideshow doing something it wouldn't need to do if another application was clearer: the slideshow should never, ever ever be necessary. If we use it to bandage UI blunders elsewhere, it risks being too important. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to yelp in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/687670 Title: [Natty] Add a ubiquity slide for GDM Session choosing. Also add to help files. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
