[freenet-dev] Fwd: [freenet-support] Usability testing on Windows XP

[Florent Daignière]

* Matthew Toseland <toad at amphibian.dyndns.org> [2008-06-02 14:15:02]:

> Okay, what issues do we have here?
> 
> 1. The processes page takes longer than the copying files page. In fact, most 
> of the time of the installer is occupied by the processes page.
> 
> IMHO the solution to this is to bundle everything which is essential with the 
> base installer. Then the processes page will take much less time. Also we 
> won't need a separate bundle-installer, so it will be easier to use in places 
> where the Freenet website is blocked. The downside is the installer will be 
> significantly bigger.
> 

I'm not convinced about that

> 2. The installer shouldn't download Thingamablog and Thaw. They are huge, we 
> have not audited the code, and users can get them if they want them. 
> Debundling them would mean that as soon as we open the browser the Processes 
> page will have completed, and the user can click Next and go on to creating 
> icons. There seems to be a consensus on debundling, at least between Ian and 
> Nextgens. :) I think a policy of not bundling anything we can't code review 
> is reasonable, and clearly code reviewing Thingamablog for example would be a 
> massive undertaking and isn't appropriate at this time. I do think we should 
> keep the current plugins, however most of them are small. Even if we include 
> the WoT plugin, that is also likely to be reasonably small for the 
> foreseeable future.
> 

Ok, let's get rid of them then

> 3. Is it possible to change the names of the two panels? Copying Files vs 
> Setting Up Freenet, perhaps?
> 

We could get rid of one of the panel before the processing one

> 4. Is it possible to open the browser after closing the installer rather than 
> in the Processes page?
> 

Not "cleanly" but we could do a workaround time-delaying the browser
startup.

> 5. Icons: We need proper icons for our various shortcuts. On unix the 
> situation is worse: We have no icons. On Windows, Browse Freenet has the 
> bunny icon and the rest don't have anything.

Well provide me icons and maybe I'll consider using them :p
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