-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dne 23.2.2010 17:30, Johannes Meixner napsal(a): > > Hello, > > On Feb 23 16:41 Katarina Machalkova wrote (shortened): >> This was about bug #580938, which complains that "DNS tab of >> network configuration is too technical" >> >> i.e. I was not referring to configuration of bind, dnsmasq & friends, >> but to >> the dialog that configures 'nameserver' entries in one's >> /etc/resolv.conf. > > A perfect example for my previous mail. > > I fully agree that "DNS" is too technical for this setup task > (i.e. a normal end-user wants to set up his workstation > in a DHCP-less network). > > On the one hand the "ultimate goal" is that network setup > on an end-user workstation works without help text.
Fully-understandable and self-explanatory UI is the goal. But sometimes, there are situations where adding more information will only confuse the great self-explanatory UI... > On the other hand "ultimate changes everywhere" are needed > to get there - here in particular changes in Mac OS and > Windows which use the same technical term and thereby define > a word which is actually meaningless for most normal end-users > but they must have learned like a performing animal to react > appropriately when they spot this word on the screen. ...and that's why we have to be prepared for those cases where UI just cannot be self-explanatory. Of course, if users read the help text assigned to one/some of the not-exactly-100%-self-explanatory widget, they will have to remember it and probably not use it again, so having that piece of information on the screen is not needed anymore. Having a help text is a fallback, but we definitely need this fallback to be defined as we can never 100% guarantee that there will never be such a case when it is needed. Of course, we have to invest more time into defining self-explanatory UI. Bye Lukas -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iD8DBQFLhAU3VSqMdRCqTiwRAmXlAKCajEHl1upOYMQ00gkubgpZ1LD71ACglrDJ qT9WZ6kAMg0jq1j+5NlZNJY= =Oyhu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
