On Tuesday, December 21, 2010 03:15:05 pm Nicu Buculei wrote: > On 12/21/2010 03:39 PM, Camilo Mesias wrote: > > I think this is wrong: > >> Provide the *better* default. > > > > That assumes that there is such a thing as 'better' when really it's > > subjective. X might be better for Fedora, Y might be better for Gnome > > And this is the crux of the debate we have here, do we want the better > for Fedora or for GNOME. And why not to make happy both parties? :) R. > > and either might be equally good for a user! > > For the user is important to have an *usable* wallpaper and a smooth > experience. > > >> The default is what the users will see for the first time ans what the > >> reviews will feature. It is the first impression and is important. > > > > If there was a choice then the reviews would notice that, surely? > > Would they complain more about being offered a choice than about > > someone else's idea of the 'better' background? > > Yes, asking for that choice would be bad usability and a real reason for > us to be shamed. > As much as I oppose having the upstream wallpaper as a default, I would > agree is better having it instead of asking the user to choose at the > wrong time (firstboot). > > > I would be much more worried about first impressions of things like > > Gnome Shell than the background. If we provide Gnome Shell by default, > > will anyone even notice the background? > > The plan from the Desktop people is to have the Shell as a default (if > it will be ready in time) and their intention is to use the upstream > wallpaper as default to emphasize this. -- Jaroslav ÅeznÃk <jreznik@xxxxxxxxxx> Software Engineer - Base Operating Systems Brno Office: +420 532 294 275 Mobile: +420 602 797 774 Red Hat, Inc. http://cz.redhat.com/ _______________________________________________ design-team mailing list design-team@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/design-team
