> -----Original Message----- > From: Marcus [mailto:marcus.m...@wtnet.de] > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 11:18 PM > To: dev@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Re: Integrate download wizard into website? > > Am 14.04.21 um 22:34 schrieb Jörg Schmidt: > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Marcus [mailto:marcus.m...@wtnet.de] > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:44 PM > >> To: dev@openoffice.apache.org > >> Subject: Re: Integrate download wizard into website? > >> > >> Am 14.04.21 um 21:27 schrieb Jörg Schmidt: > >>> I've been experiencing steady small improvements to the > >> download explanations (on the Download-Site) for the last > few months. > >>> > >>> Does anyone see the possibility to offer a parallel wizard > >> on the website in the future, which guides step by step > >> through the selection of the correct download? > >> > >> I've no idea what you mean, so I'm just asking: > >> > >> What do you mean with website? What do you mean with wizard? > > > > I mean step by step questions, explanations and choices, > e.g. you could start by asking the operating system > > hm, why is it needed to ask questions to present the user a download > choice?
Please let me answer like this: I don't know if this is really mandatory, I'm just making a suggestion for improvements, in the sense of the improvements that have been made to the download website in the last few months. All these improvements were basically aimed at one thing: to improve the understanding of technical issues, although it is actually about banal things that a normal user should know without additional help. > Our download webpage today tries to guess the best > choice. When > the user wants something different, then it's very easy to select > something different. > > The number of choices for the OSs are very clear. The > language items are > also really clear. That's exactly what I wrote myself on the de-users list and expressed my lack of understanding that users don't seem to be able to use a website that is as easy to use as a vending machine. Nevertheless, I have to take note that there are such users. > > and if the user chooses "Windows" you could show him > directly the additional info that he has to make sure to > install a 32 bit Java later ... > > OK, right, this an be improved. But the work I'm doing these > days is not > finished yet. So, suggestions are welcome. And my suggestion comes from the observation that the improvements of the last months didn't seem optimal(*), because they required the user to actively do something to get an additional info (either place the mouse over a button to get a tooltip/teaser or actually click on a button to get an info page in a separate window). (*) this is not a criticism, but the observation that here, on the list, it was talked about that the current improvements are only implemented the way they are, because there are technical limitations of the implementation total: my suggestion was only a suggestion. If the opinion of the list tends to be that my suggestion is unnecessary, I have no problem with that. greetings, Jörg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
