H S wrote: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ayatana:  "Ayatana's goal is to build a set > of well researched and defined technologies to help extend, improve and > refine the Open Source desktop" > > Shouldn't that mean that Ayatana should have some oversight, or at > least, be made aware of, certain highly visible projects? > > For example, the slideshow that will show during the Ubiquity install > for Karmic > (https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/ubiquity-slideshow) will be > the first impression that many new users will have of Ubuntu. > Shouldn't the Ayatana Team at least keep an eye on - and at most, lend > some design and communication skills and polish to - this project? If > left to their own devices, I'm afraid the project will only produce a > very 'rinky-dink', amateurish outcome that will not leave a good first > impression. > > I've already tried to lend my design opinions at > https://lists.launchpad.net/ubiquity-slideshow/maillist.html, but to > little or no avail. :-( > > I could suggest other projects as well, but I'm curious what people > think. Is Ayatana just about starting new projects, or is it also > about participating in highly visible (to the end-user) projects, so > that good, consistent, well-designed 'look and feel' is persistent > throughout the Ubuntu experience? >
+1... I think that this requires the guidance from the Desktop Experience Team... Since they have done user testing , they know explicitly what the new users expect/look for/miss in Ubuntu... I'v seen the slideshow, But i'm not sure of the design... Right now ,For a particular topic, It has 3 tiny screenshots are used in a 800x600 background slide , with a lot of text... Which seems a bit too much info , though essential info, seems to overwhelm the viewer. A better way would be to: 1: split the text into 3 and use 3 LARGER [800x600] Screenshots as the background and loop the 3 screenshots + 3Lines for that topic, Until the user moves to the next topic... 2: the text should NOT be in a particular fixed location, the text is placed in the empty space allowed as by the different screenshots... 3: If possible a pleasant music playing in the background [water fall/breeze ]... The splitting of the text + the varied positioning of the text , makes it look as if the text is minimal and more "fun/interesting"... Something to make the images flow into each other, as done here> http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/810features/ the .jpg images are looped ,could be used , which if done for a particular topic would create a nice animated video feel. Cheers, mac_v _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
