Re: Highlight the "Activities" button on boot
On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 4:04 AM, Nishant Agrwal < nishantagrwal12...@gmail.com> wrote: > One of the oft-mentioned weaknesses of Gnome Shell, compared to other > shells like Canonical's Unity, is that unlike its counterparts, Gnome Shell > does not give a new user any immediate indication of how to launch > applications or do anything, really. I understand and support the rationale > that users are to be presented a "blank canvas" free of distractions and > clutter, but the mentioned problem should also be addressed, so I would like > to share this solution: > > I believe GNOME Shell now starts in overview mode. I had already brought this up back in March or April. :) sri ___ gnome-shell-list mailing list gnome-shell-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
Re: Highlight the "Activities" button on boot
On 10/15/2011 12:36 PM, Milan Bouchet-Valat wrote: > Le samedi 15 octobre 2011 à 16:34 +0530, Nishant Agrwal a écrit : >> One of the oft-mentioned weaknesses of Gnome Shell, compared to other >> shells like Canonical's Unity, is that unlike its counterparts, Gnome >> Shell does not give a new user any immediate indication of how to >> launch applications or do anything, really. > The problem you describe only concerns the first time the user will try > GNOME 3. Given this, I don't consider a major issue that the user might > need a few seconds to understand where things happen. Since there are > not many buttons to try, and that there's a big button in the top right you mean 'left' > corner saying "Activities", it's reasonable to assume the user will think > "oh, that's where I should go" before too long without highlighting. > Its a valid point. I came to know about the activities or overview mode right from alpha/beta stage of Gnome3 dev. Some people didn't have that history so they'll be lost without some documentation or tutorial. A simple animation on start should be intuitive enough (Glow thrice) ___ gnome-shell-list mailing list gnome-shell-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
Re: Highlight the "Activities" button on boot
On 10/15/2011 12:04 PM, Nishant Agrwal wrote: > One of the oft-mentioned weaknesses of Gnome Shell, compared to other > shells like Canonical's Unity, is that unlike its counterparts, Gnome > Shell does not give a new user any immediate indication of how to launch > applications or do anything, really. I understand and support the > rationale that users are to be presented a "blank canvas" free of > distractions and clutter, but the mentioned problem should also be > addressed, so I would like to share this solution: > > *Highlight the Activities button when the computer boots up/user logs > in*, so the user's attention is immediately directed that way. After the > first time, the user would have figured out the function of the > activities button, or at least understood that that is where he/she > should go if there is nothing on the screen. The actual highlighting can > be done in many ways, depending upon the designer's decision, as long as > it's something to this effect: > > http://i.imgur.com/Ui0WP.jpg > > some suggestions: > -Blue/Red Glow > -Blue/Red Circle > -"Activities" button text in blue/red > > thanks you I'd rather have the 'Activities' text slow glow+blink three times and that's it. ___ gnome-shell-list mailing list gnome-shell-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
Re: Highlight the "Activities" button on boot
no, i'm just speaking from personal experience. When I first tried Gnome Shell I thought something had gone wrong in the installation as there was nothing familiar like icons or desktops or even a single menu. i agree that after spending a few seconds analyzing things, a user will invariably click on the button (as I did). My intention was to make it so that a potential user who would, say pick up a friends laptop and log into the guest account, wouldn't feel discouraged to use the system because they cannot see any visual clue as to what to do next, and go on to ask "don't you have Windows on this thing?" Just thought it would add a bit of polish :) ___ gnome-shell-list mailing list gnome-shell-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
Re: Highlight the "Activities" button on boot
Le samedi 15 octobre 2011 à 16:34 +0530, Nishant Agrwal a écrit : > One of the oft-mentioned weaknesses of Gnome Shell, compared to other > shells like Canonical's Unity, is that unlike its counterparts, Gnome > Shell does not give a new user any immediate indication of how to > launch applications or do anything, really. The problem you describe only concerns the first time the user will try GNOME 3. Given this, I don't consider a major issue that the user might need a few seconds to understand where things happen. Since there are not many buttons to try, and that there's a big button in the top right corner saying "Activities", it's reasonable to assume the user will think "oh, that's where I should go" before too long without highlighting. Have you done some user testing to support your thesis that it's not the case? Regards ___ gnome-shell-list mailing list gnome-shell-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
Highlight the "Activities" button on boot
One of the oft-mentioned weaknesses of Gnome Shell, compared to other shells like Canonical's Unity, is that unlike its counterparts, Gnome Shell does not give a new user any immediate indication of how to launch applications or do anything, really. I understand and support the rationale that users are to be presented a "blank canvas" free of distractions and clutter, but the mentioned problem should also be addressed, so I would like to share this solution: *Highlight the Activities button when the computer boots up/user logs in*, so the user's attention is immediately directed that way. After the first time, the user would have figured out the function of the activities button, or at least understood that that is where he/she should go if there is nothing on the screen. The actual highlighting can be done in many ways, depending upon the designer's decision, as long as it's something to this effect: http://i.imgur.com/Ui0WP.jpg some suggestions: -Blue/Red Glow -Blue/Red Circle -"Activities" button text in blue/red thanks you ___ gnome-shell-list mailing list gnome-shell-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
