On 25/04/12 20:54, Barry Drake wrote: > On 25/04/12 17:08, alan c wrote: >> A lot of careful work, certainly. But I would not want to point my >> novices to it, for them it is a page of detail stuff which I think >> would frighten them. And why does linux need a instructions? What >> about a similar page for Windows 7, for comparison? > > Alan - I'm not entirely sure I agree. The language and examples are > very simply put. I'm expecting to upgrade my sister from 10.04 to 12.04 > fairly soon. I'll ask her to look at it. I'll also ask her > stepdaughter to take a look. She is almost entirely Windows (although > she has recently started work at SpecSavers).
Hi Barry. I am dealing with 60 plus ages and they are all technophobes using Ubuntu without reading any instructions at all. Some are adults with learning difficulty. The thought of even -me- needing to look at such an information diagram is an unpleasant thought for me. It is ironic indeed that Ubuntu gets to rival a Mac in GUI simplicity, and straight away it is advocated that a technical diagram is needed to explain it! It reminds me (with grim humour) of the 'I'm sorry I haven't a clue' item of 'one song to the tune of another', where the chair deliberately obfuscates the rules. When unity was user tested formally, what written instructions were provided? I bet, none. By making such diagrams very public it is signalling I think quite wrongly that the GUI is difficult. I think that is a bad message for public broadcast. Thinking advertising here. Anyway, there will be a best target audience, but I am sure it will not anyone I help. Good luck though. (Watch their eyes) -- alan cocks -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
