On 17/06/11 12:17, Dennis Jacobfeuerborn wrote: > On 06/17/2011 01:02 PM, Richard W.M. Jones wrote: >> I can't believe real usability testing was done on the final version >> of GNOME 3. I keep hearing about all these completely undiscoverable >> keyboard shortcuts that appear to be necessary to use GNOME 3 with any >> sort of effectiveness. When I struggled with GNOME 3 for about a week >> I didn't discover or use any keyboard shortcuts. > > I think what is required is an application that starts when the desktop is > launched for the first time and that offers the user a short introduction > to the basic principles of the desktop. > Easy discoverability and good usability may sometimes go hand in hand but > also at times are mutual exclusive. Having a short introductory "pamphlet" > would help the user understand the basics without resorting to awkward > tool-tips or pop-ups to nudge the user in the right direction. KISS. F1 should launch the "help app" by default. It's configured to do so, but doesn't. I presume there's a bug for that. After a couple of days I typed "help" in the search box and was enlightened. This help does have an intro section, but it's long winded. There should be a TL;DR section presented first with basic navigation and shortcuts. cheers, Pádraig. -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
