Uwe Fischer wrote:
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I've heard that even some users never use the Windows Start menu. What
is not present as an icon on the desktop will not be used.
StarOffice/OpenOffice.org deliberately decided not to insert another set
of icons to the users' desktops.
May be we should rethink this at least for Windows?
I don't know that I would state it so absolutely, but many Windows users
I've observed are heavily biased toward working from the desktop. Any
time they have to go dig something out of a menu, it's unpleasant for them.
Here's how I look at it: I dislike a cluttered desktop, and it's often a
nuisance to use a desktop icon, so the first thing I do after an install
is trash all the junk dropped on the desktop. But that's my choice, and
it's trivial for anyone to do.
The alternative (having to fish out menu items and put them on the
desktop), is far more difficult and well beyond many people's skills.
Most other Windows setup programs offer a choice like "[x] Show Readme"
on the last screen of the setup.
No practical use, IME. No one reads them.
Just to be clear: I was not referring to a README or release notes-style
document. I was thinking of some kind of attractive and useful "welcome"
document. A single page would be best; three pages /tops/. Maybe a nice
slideshow would work--most people are familiar with that.
...
Many programs offer a Welcome screen at first launch, giving the
first-time user some directions and links. OOo on Linux only shows a
gray desert.
The white desert is better?
<Joe
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