Should probably get these into the bugtracker.
On 5/30/08, Matthew Toseland <toad at amphibian.dyndns.org> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > > Subject: [freenet-support] Usability testing on Windows XP > Date: Thursday 29 May 2008 15:52 > From: Julien Cornuwel <batosai at batosai.net> > To: support at freenetproject.org > > Hi, > > > Just had the occasion to follow a beginner through the installation > process via Java Webstart, on Windows XP. Here is what I noticed : > > - The installer is now signed with a Thawte certificate, which is > accepted by default. That's good ! > - The two phase install confused the user. He thought the install was > finished after the first one and didn't understood the programm was > actually downloading freenet in the second one. > - He was again confused when the browser spawned up saying "Installation > successfull" and the installer was still donwloading stuff. > Additionnaly, that page was in English despite the fact he chose French > in the installer. I had to tell him he had to finish the installer and > then, click on the link to the first-time wizard. > - The wizard was quite straightforward and he choose default values, > which happened to be good for him, IMHO. > - Just a detail : every shortcuts (except Browse Freenet) in the menu > came with the same default icon. He was disapointed and I had to tell > him it was irrelevant and everything was fine. > > Maybe we should only spawn the browser at the very end of the > installation process, when the installer closes and Freenet is up and > running. And maybe we should open directly to the wizard page, which is > i18n-ed. > > > Hope this is usefull... > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > -- Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com Email: ian at uprizer.com Cell: +1 512 422 3588 Skype: sanity
