On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 5:48 AM, David<bouncingcats@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Re the discussion at > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-June/msg01991.html > > The below suggestion tries to satisfy all parties: > - it presents a neutral default > - it presents a simple choice for newbie who doesnt know what a desktop is > - it shows the range of what is available > - it allows a specific choice > > Design suggestion for the Fedora download page > (http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora): > > FEDORA LIVE CD > Do you require a specific desktop ? > [ * ] I don't care > [ ] Fedora Live with GNOME > [ ] Fedora Live with KDE > [ ] Fedora Live with LXDE > [ ] Fedora Live with XFCE > etc > > The "I don't care" just links to whichever desktop is currently the "default". > > Implementation of this logic doesn't require radio buttons. Just 2 links: > 1) "click here for default" > 2) or "click here to choose (go to a selection menu)" > > Clicking link #1 gets you the default. Or clicking link #2 takes you > to a menu of links, one for each available choice. > > Fedora policy specifies which desktop the user gets if they click the default. > But the above user interface design is independent of whichever one is > the default. > > -- > fedora-devel-list mailing list > fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list > +1 Great idea, possibly change the verbage of "I don't care" but a solid idea non the less. -Adam -- http://maxamillion.googlepages.com --------------------------------------------------------- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
