hi a j,
thanks for your comments. these are the types of comments we need.
re: printed stuff on boot. perhaps i can remove some of the printed stuff. what
do others on this list think? do we have the right amount of detail, too much
detail, or not enough?
re: large "K" icon: my wife likes the large K. but i can see how having the
"logout" at the bottom could be confusing. possible changes:
1] make the "K" less large. go to K->configure redmond linux->look
& feel->panel->buttons and uncheck "enable icon zooming" while logged in as her.
click ok. see if she likes that better. does she?
2] move the "logout" somewhere else. maybe put some space between the "K" and
logout. would this be better?
re: mp3 player: it's at K->Listen to Music, Watch Movies->Watch MPEG Movies,
Listen to MP3's. did she not find this? perhaps the menus are too confusing.
or did she try it and couldn't get it to work? more detail please.
A2L1 wrote:
> Joe,
> Install was a flash(as expected) and I decided to do something different. I
> set an account for my wife--who uses windows (and is comfortable with the
> old"if I click on it I want it to work") anyway I didnt do much except config
> the dhcp and set her on the login window thats it.
> I had her come in and start the system and didnt offer any help other than
> tell her to click on "her" icon and tell her what her password was. She
> logged on and was a user---now her comments
> 1. why do I have to sit here and watch all the printed stuff come up(Linux
> boot) I just look at the picture on my computer--what does all this mean and
> should I read it??
> 2. why does the start icon get so big when I move over it---she went to the
> shutdown window virtually every time she clicked on the start(KDE) icon
> because she is used to clicking on the windows start for the menu--when she
> clicked on the KDE icon it was so big she couldnt see she was clicking on the
> shutdown
> 3. I cant find where to play the MP3s?---she found the cd recorder and
> volume control but couldnt "find" an mp3 player ("like winamp")
> 4. now my comments---she did manage without any problems create a document
> surf the web and make a folder so ease of use was good for her with just the
> exceptions noted above---I asked her if she would use this system and was
> comfortable with it and she replied it was "ok" she didnt like going to the
> shutdown menu each time she tried to do something and she couldnt find an MP3
> player but other than that she thought she could use it without getting upset.
> When I asked if she could be productive with it she replied that it didnt
> seem too difficult and maybe with a little time she could but she didnt like
> the log off button everytime(she always came baack to that and the MP3 player!
> In any case I will play with it later and give you my initial comments
>
> Thanks,
> A J
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thanks!
joe
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