Sounds like a great idea (again! :D) Anyone awesome at HTML? You can find the slideshow sources here : http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubiquity-slideshow/ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu/html/files/head:/slideshows/kubuntu/slides/
Would be nice to have some mockups for the next release so that we can switch before UI freeze. On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 3:08 AM, Scott Kitterman <ubu...@kitterman.com> wrote: > On Thursday, January 31, 2013 08:36:59 PM Aleix Pol wrote: >> On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 2:07 PM, Rohan Garg <rohang...@kubuntu.org> wrote: >> > Hi everyone >> > Since the default browser seems to be a fairly hot topic in Kubuntu >> > I'd like to propose the following : >> > >> > * Keep rekonq as the default browser >> > * Add a new browser selection page in Ubiquity right after the >> > "Prepare" page which allows the user to pick one of the the 3 >> > available choices Firefox/Chromium/Rekonq ( rekonq selected by default >> > ) >> > >> > Pro's : People don't complain (loudly) about our browser selection >> > >> > For people trying out Kubuntu for the first time who know >> > >> > nothing about packages and how to install software, it gives them an >> > easy way to choose a more feature complete browser. >> > >> > Con's : Adds another step in the installer >> > >> > While some people might argue that users might not be able to choose >> > one over the other, this will not hold true for most of the users >> > since we can safely assume that they have used/heard about either one >> > of the browsers in the past and already have a preference. >> > >> > I've also heard some issues being raised about chromium not having a >> > security cycle in tune with our release cycle, but it seems that >> > Lubuntu ships Chromium as their default browser. >> > >> > I'd like to hear everyone's opinions on this. >> > >> > Regards >> > Rohan Garg >> > >> > -- >> > kubuntu-devel mailing list >> > kubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com >> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel >> >> Personally I wouldn't do that. If a user is smart enough for wanting >> another browser, he should be able to go and install it himself. >> >> Maybe here the problem is that Kubuntu is not advertising the software >> centers properly. >> From my side, if there's anything we can do to improve this situation from >> Muon, I think it would be a huge step forward, and not only for browsers, >> but other areas could benefit from such deals. Maybe rekonq can provide a >> list of alternatives and use muon to install them? Afterall, chromium >> already suggests you other browsers, IIRC. >> >> Additionally, you didn't mention in the Con's that it means to add GTK >> dependencies, which I'm fine with by the way, but AFAIK right now ubuntu >> forked the kde-gtk-config package to not need GTK. > > I think it would be good to have a slide for "here's how you get more stuff" > and possibly "Here's how you get a different web browser" in the feature tour > the runs during the installation. The content of the slide show hasn't > changed in awhile and I think this would be a good improvement. > > That'd be a way to introduce the idea of package management and our tools for > getting/updating packaging. > > Scott K > > -- > kubuntu-devel mailing list > kubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel -- kubuntu-devel mailing list kubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel
