wouldn't most of the problems fixed by pointing beginners to the one click version of Pharo?
Michael On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Hernán Morales Durand <[email protected]> wrote: > Let's suppose I'm a first visitor reading this page: > > http://code.google.com/p/pharo/wiki/Downloads?tm=2 > > " ... A link is given below to get the image ... " > There are various links below, specifically what is that link? (Suggestion: > anchor the link word) > > " ... You can either upgrade your image ... " > Any hint or link explaining how? > > " ... The virtual machine may be downloaded from ... " > Suggestion: > " ... The virtual machine [for the X Operating System] may be downloaded > from ... " and then > "The virtual machine [for the Y Operating System] may be downloaded from ... > " > > " ... The lastest VM available ... " > " ... The latest VM available ... " (typo) > > " Pharo files are still hosted at the Pharo INRIA project site. " > From an user point of view I don't know why that would be relevant. > > " Please head over to http://gforge.inria.fr/frs/?group_id=1299 " > To get the image ? the image and VM ? to choose downloading options ? > (what I mean is that isn't clear the "image" reference at the beggining of > page refers to this link or the "specific files" link below). > > " Here are some links to specific files: > Pharo Core: Pharo0.1Core-10204.zip " > Suggestion: > " If you want to do/have/use X, you can download Pharo Core... " > " If you want to do/have/use Y, you can download Pharo Developer... " > etc. > > Final notes: > -There is no "Installation instructions" guidelines or link, this commonly > is: "When download is completed, uncompress.... get a mysterious .sources > file, and then copy the .exe there......" > -Still remain assumptions for a first visitor, like he already knows what is > an image, a virtual machine. Many first visitors are outsiders and they > download first, read later (show me don't tell me). My suggestion is to > provide a link/page in key words "image", "virtual machine", I guess there > are many sites where this is explained easily; and a reference link, to the > SqueakByExample book for example, for people who wants to read more. > Just a couple of suggestions. > > Cheers > > Hernán > > > _______________________________________________ > Pharo-project mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project > _______________________________________________ Pharo-project mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project
