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by Martin Schmidkunz 02 May '07

02 May '07

Hi, we have renamed the mailing list opensuse-usability to opensuse-ux(a)opensuse.org. The reason is that we want to discuss and present more than pure usability work to you. We also want to improve the current user experience with openSUSE. Enjoy, Martin -- Martin Schmidkunz User Experience Specialist martin.schmidkunz(a)novell.com +49 (0) 911 740 53-346 ------------------------------------- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) ------------------------------------- Novell, Inc. SUSE® Linux Enterprise 10 Your Linux is ready http://www.novell.com/linux -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ux+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ux+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-usability] Renaming this list to opensuse-ux
by Henne Vogelsang 02 May '07

02 May '07

Hi, on request of our User eXperience team we are renaming this list to opensuse-ux(a)opensuse.org This will happen on Friday around noon CEST (04/27/07 10:00 GMT). Please update your mailsetup. Im sorry for any inconvenience this might cause. If you have questions about this ask me off list. Henne -- Henne Vogelsang, ml-admin http://lists.opensuse.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-usability+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-usability+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-usability] yast2 printer mockup
by Michal Zugec 30 Apr '07

30 Apr '07

Hi all, I'd like to announce that we start to work on improve usability in YaST2 Printer module. Some screenshots are here: http://en.opensuse.org/YaST/Printer http://en.opensuse.org/YaST/Printer_add We already have some new ideas (thanks Johannes) so I will update screenshots ASAP. Any comments and ideas are invited. Bye, Michal -- Best Regards, Michal Zugec Software developer --------------------------------------------------------------------- SuSE CR, s.r.o. e-mail: mzugec(a)suse.cz Lihovarska 1060/12 tel: +420 284 028 960 190 00 Praha 9 fax: +420 296 542 374 Czech Republic http://www.suse.cz/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-usability+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-usability+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-usability] Poor contrast in the scroll bar
by Silviu Marin-Caea 30 Apr '07

30 Apr '07

There is a problem with the KDE default theme, and also with the qtcurve style. There is not enough contrast between the scroll bar and the background (where the scroll bar slides). Very often I need to squint and look hard to see where the scroll bar is. The scroll bar needs to be easily visible because it offers indication of how long a page is and where I am reading it. I suggest making the background darker or making the scroll-bar blueish. I'll filed this as a bug in kde bug tracker http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=144702 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-usability+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-usability+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-usability] network mockups once again
by Martin Schmidkunz 27 Apr '07

27 Apr '07

Hi there, during the weekend I rethought my network settings module mock-ups and made new ones. http://en.opensuse.org/YaST/Network_Card_Module The new mock-ups base on the following assumptions: * The goal of the module is to set up basic network settings * The following personas may use the module: ** Carla, a student, who uses openSUSE on his laptop and often needs to change between different configurations ** Mike, a sysadmin, who uses openSUSE in a network and needs to do a lot of configuration ** Thomas, a pupil, who uses openSUSE to connect himself to the internet via his network card. I draw the following conclusions: * Thomas doesn`t want to bother himself with the network settings, so he just hopes that the recommended settings are sufficient to allow him to connect his DSL modem * Mike is happy, that openSUSE offers him such a detailled configuration, but he doesn`t want to do the configuration all the time * Carla is a non-technical user, so she needs to switch between the profiles very easily. These conclusion imply: * the network settings should allow the user to use automatic IP address setup via DHCP and automatic DNS selection per default or maybe via a profile called "Broadband/DSL" or something * profiles can be easily applied and selected either to switch between different network settings to spare time while making a new one (no body likes to do nearly the same work twice and this reduces the amount of possible errors as well). What do you think about that concept? As always I am looking forward to your comments! Enjoy, Martin PS: Will, I will really try to talk to you this week about the Network Manager stuff :-) --------------- Martin Schmidkunz User Experience Specialist martin.schmidkunz(a)novell.com +49 (0) 911 740 53-346 Novell, Inc. SUSE® Linux Enterprise 10 Your Linux is ready http://www.novell.com/linux ------------------------------------- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) ------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-usability+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-usability+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse-usability] network mockups once again
by Martin Schmidkunz 26 Apr '07

26 Apr '07

Hi Francis, thanks for your feedback :-) > * How exactly will the profiles work? I can see the usecase for when > you switch between locations and don't want to enter the same things, > but will a profile be compulsory to get things working? In my opinion it will. Apple is successful with this concept, so why won`t we be? :-) It shares two adavantages: * people don`t need a lot of experience to get their tasks done * nonetheless, we give the user the possibility to configure this profile according to his needs as well > * I'm not sure that it's instantly clear in > http://files.opensuse.org/opensuse/en/f/f6/Nw_settings_devices.png > that the 'Configure Network Card Device' button configures the > currently-selected item (since there is other options and text in > between it and the selection area). It has worked fine until now and it is used in other modules (e.g. sound cards or printer). But, I agree with you, that doesn`t necessarily mean that it is the best way :-) I played around with some possibilities: * have the "Configure Network Card" under the list: this makes it difficult for the user to locate the button as it is somewhat hidden between the two boxes. * having the "Configure Network Card" separated from the info box might mislead the user that "configure profile" will give him access to edit the interface name or the activation of the network card. If you have any other ideas or thoughts, just let me know :-) > I see part of the problem though: the configure profile button needs > to go below the profile selection part, and having one button above > the text and one below is messy. Hmm. Right :-) > On a more minor issue -- overuse of borders? There are dangers with > it; hm, Jimmac had a nice link somewhere I believe. Can anyone just pass it to me? Would be nice :-) Enjoy, Martin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-usability+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-usability+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-usability] yet another network card survey result
by Martin Schmidkunz 25 Apr '07

25 Apr '07

Hi everyone, you will find the results of our other survey about "How do our users deal with their network settings?" on http://en.opensuse.org/UX Please go to "Surveys" and "Explore user experiences". Thanks for participating and enjoy, Martin -- Martin Schmidkunz User Experience Specialist martin.schmidkunz(a)novell.com +49 (0) 911 740 53-346 ------------------------------------- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) ------------------------------------- Novell, Inc. SUSE® Linux Enterprise 10 Your Linux is ready http://www.novell.com/linux -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-usability+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-usability+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse-usability] network mockups once again
by Martin Schmidkunz 25 Apr '07

25 Apr '07

Stanislav Visnovsky schrieb: > What do you mean? We have only one tool - scpm and its 2 frontends - YaST and > SUMF with clear separation of roles. Ah, OK, so it was a misunderderstanding from my side. Sorry for confusing you! Enjoy, Martin -- Martin Schmidkunz User Experience Specialist martin.schmidkunz(a)novell.com +49 (0) 911 740 53-346 ------------------------------------- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) ------------------------------------- Novell, Inc. SUSE® Linux Enterprise 10 Your Linux is ready http://www.novell.com/linux -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-usability+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-usability+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-usability] network card revisited
by Martin Schmidkunz 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

Hi, there is a new idea for editing addresses of a network card: http://en.opensuse.org/YaST/Network_Card_Module (it is in the mockup gallery beneath: "Editing addresses of a network card") The basic idea was to hide the setup possibilities people are not using very often (like: AUTOIP and DHCP+AUTOIP) in a combo box, which cleans up the design and decreases possible confusion of non-technical users. To avoid confusion for non-expert users there is currently the suggestion that the user has to enable additional addresses via a check box. I am looking forward to your comments! Enjoy, Martin -- Martin Schmidkunz User Experience Specialist martin.schmidkunz(a)novell.com +49 (0) 911 740 53-346 ------------------------------------- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) ------------------------------------- Novell, Inc. SUSE® Linux Enterprise 10 Your Linux is ready http://www.novell.com/linux -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-usability+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-usability+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-usability] results network card survey part one
by Martin Schmidkunz 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

Hi, the results of our first small survey about network cards are available on: http://en.opensuse.org/UX You will find them in the surveys section at "Explore user experiences". Thanks for paricipating! Enjoy, Martin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-usability+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-usability+help(a)opensuse.org

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