I was probably wrong to think that people would understand what “this” in a checkbox referred to, if understanding it required reading a 39-word paragraph beforehand. Adding separators to group the paragraph with the checkbox, as I suggested, might have helped a little but not much.
So, I’ve redesigned this step to put all the important stuff in the checkbox label: “Install third-party software for graphics and Wi-Fi hardware, Flash, MP3 and other media”. Then the necessary-but-less- interesting text goes in the caption underneath. (The sentence “Fluendo MP3 plugin includes MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Technicolor SA.”, missing from this wireframe, should be in the caption too.) (This design also abolishes the checklist — which consists entirely of things the computer can check for itself! — and adds necessary Secure Boot configuration. But both are independent of this bug.) ** Attachment added: "redesign: “Updates and other software”" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/694328/+attachment/4566325/+files/Updates%20and%20other%20software.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/694328 Title: Third-party software option is confusing and misleading To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/694328/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
