Here are my two cents:
I agree that having excessive information on any UI, albeit being valuable to some, may be overwhelming to the majority. A progress bar is a good visual cue when it comes to displaying progress. I like Elementary OS’s "less is more" approach since it is the best in terms of simplicity, although it may be a little bit too much. I see the value in offering to the user information on new features, improvements etc.
IMHO, I like Ubuntu’s approach, where there is a slideshow with a progress bar and an option to expand and see what is going on. It could probably display release notes, new features (avoiding having marketing materials).
Regards,
Jesus Herman-Marina UI/UX Team
E-Mail: jherman@suse.commailto:jherman@suse.com
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On Wed, 10 Nov 2021 06:59:31 +0000 Jesus Herman jherman@suse.com wrote:
Here are my two cents:
I agree that having excessive information on any UI, albeit being valuable to some, may be overwhelming to the majority. A progress bar is a good visual cue when it comes to displaying progress. I like Elementary OS’s "less is more" approach since it is the best in terms of simplicity, although it may be a little bit too much. I see the value in offering to the user information on new features, improvements etc.
IMHO, I like Ubuntu’s approach, where there is a slideshow with a progress bar and an option to expand and see what is going on. It could probably display release notes, new features (avoiding having marketing materials).
Thanks for feedback. Regarding that slide show I think that biggest challenge is to get someone to write it. Then it can be more feature oriented or more marketing, depending who writes it. I am currently trying to prepare change, so lets see how it will look and then I will ask for feedback of result.
Thanks Josef
Regards,
Jesus Herman-Marina UI/UX Team
E-Mail: jherman@suse.commailto:jherman@suse.com
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On 2021-11-11 07:14, josef Reidinger wrote:
Thanks for feedback. Regarding that slide show I think that biggest challenge is to get someone to write it.
If we have to get rid of the good parts (the detailed progress information), then by all means let's get rid of the annoying parts as well: The slide show.
It's not a matter of who will write it, it's a matter of the - to be expected! - misuse as an advertising platform for other products, in fact telling the user "duh, you got the wrong one! This is what you should have gotten.". It never saw any use in its original intended role, i.e. to showcase the highlights of the product that you are currently installing.
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