Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: ubiquity
A couple usability issues in Kubuntu Lucid installer:
1. The skip button which occasionally appears, shows up at the bottom,
as a button with full window width, and it causes the window layout to
change in a way that makes the slide show look jumpy. I think a better
choice would be to put a standard-size button on the top (possibly on
top of the progress bar to the right - on the same line as the changing
description text). This would be more aesthetic with a normal-size
button, would not change the layout/size of the window or its
components, and will be more easily visible - near the progress bar and
description text people look at, rather than at the far bottom beneath
the slides, which is an area the user will certainly not be staring at.
2. The 'update installer' option (same for 'read release notes') is
currently a web-style link at the bottom of the welcome page text. This
is easy to miss, and also pretty much breaks the consistency, and the
point, of using a wizard ('next-next-next' style). Instead, this should
be streamlined into the wizard as the first step - for example, a
checkbox on the welcome content page. If selected, pressing 'next' will
do whatever updates it needs to do (if updates are available). If
unselected (or installer is already up to date), pressing 'next' will
continue to the next stage. The option can be unselected by default to
preserve current behavior, but I think this is still better usability-
wise, as expected by a wizard dialog, and harder for the user to miss.
** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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[Kubuntu Lucid] usability issues (skip buton and updates)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/549595
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