Hi all, Lately, we have been discussing what information YaST should display while installing the system[1]. After considering everything and asking for help from our UX experts, we have decided to start with a minimalistic approach. The idea is to show only the progress bar (with a description, of course, of the current step). So no slideshow, no release notes, no tabs, etc. Additionally, we are integrating the steps in the final screen into the progress bar. Once we have feedback from our users, we can think about extending the solution to display additional info. ## Notes However, we had a nice discussion before reaching that conclusion. So I am sharing a few notes from the meeting. * Release notes: + Do our users read the release notes during installation? + An add-on can have release notes, so YaST uses tabs to display all the release notes (base product and add-ons). + Release notes are available at other points of the installation through a button. So we do not need to show them while installing packages. * The slideshow: + We could get good quality content from https://suse-projects.github.io/ to build a slideshow. + That content will be updated regularly by the marketing team. + Using the content during installation is not that straightforward. For instance, in many environments, the system under installation cannot access the Internet. + Additionally, we need to consider other stuff like screenshots, translations, and so on. * Tabs & buttons: + We use tabs to show the slideshow and the release notes. It feels like mixing different stuff. What about using another mechanism to display release notes? + Displaying the release notes in a pop-up window will not work because the installer will not update the progress bar until the pop-up is closed. It is a known limitation we need to deal with. Regards, Imo [1] https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/yast-devel@lists.opensuse.org/threa... -- Imobach González Sosa YaST Team at SUSE LLC https://imobachgs.github.io/