-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 FACORAT Fabrice wrote: > I've just read an article from a journalist of 01.net ( > http://www.01net.com/article/215463.html ) that spend one week with the > Mandrake 9.1 > The conclusion if mostly good. > > pro : > - easy installation > - decent good hardware support > - good windows offices apps and multim�dia files compatibility > > con : > - problems using USB digital camera/smart card under gnome. See as > storage device, icon on desktop but unable to use it or as to launch a > partition tool.
Should be able to access the files ok, but it would be nice if there were a format option for it (but what to launch? diskdrake?). > I think that in this case we should have a special wizard that deals > with this kind of things and will propose application to install, > provide tips for using it and finally list problems user may encounter. > - miss font form OpenOffice and system. In fact the journalist doesn't > use drakfont, couldn't figure that drakfont exist ( even worse ). > So the ability to import font in the system should be add to first time > wizard, but if first time wizard is run as user we have a problem. Well, maybe the firsttime wizard should check if /etc/drakfwrc exists, if not, ask the user if they would like to run the System administration wizard (and propmt for the password)? > How > to show to the user where he could easily add his fonts. > In fact help should be redesign and provide a desktop user task oriented > layout with good color scheme/icons ( little bit like XP/OSX ) so that > when the user open it, he will se that he can : import windows fonts, > share his directory on his LAN, set a firewall, set internet connection > sharing, configure TV, configure scanner. A little bit like the wizard > you can see with Windows 2000 server, or a demo like with Windows Me/XP > ( Flash demo ? ) Win2k3 server wizard is pretty good (better than win2k server), and has good a integrated help system. You can find docs for integrating Unix kerberos systems in it even. > It seems that most of the time windows user avoid to dig through the > menu or launch MCC and see what's available. > - ISP phone number forget ... I don't know if he use drakconnect or not > but this is annoying. Drakconnect has many irritating bugs ... and they don't seem to get addressed :-(. > - Many things not obvious or not correctly explained in the help/doc. IMHO, instead of just providing a docs package with a menu entry to an HTML help package, we need an indexed or indexable help system, and help browsers with search capabilities (and yelp's one doesn't qualify ..). Regards, Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/Vz3CrJK6UGDSBKcRAnPAAJ45wejD8iyydjpRns2FkjnwBeOyTQCePReS tUsuNzO94wElArQfoiUmf/o= =lqev -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ***************************************************************** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. *****************************************************************
