On Feb 8, 2008 3:52 PM, Valent Turkovic <valent.turkovic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dead end is probably wrong word here - bottleneck is probably a better one. > If certain type of user comes to an option that he doesn't understand, > installed doesn't explain in clear way what each choice does (in non > geekish tongue) and default options would take him in wrong direction > - that is what I mean by "bottleneck" or "dead end". Is it any clearer > now? I have a better idea now. If options don't make sense, then perhaps there are ways to add a better explanation. But if you are going to attempt to do this you have to do it early enough so that translators can catch up with any text changes before the string freeze later in the release process. If you want more than text changes, and want ui layout changes as well, that will take more effort, you'll possibly need to create some mock ups of the ui you want to persuade the developers to change the layout. If you are going to be assuming multiple archetypal users, instead of just trying to state your personal opinion, you'll need to define what those user types are, well enough so people can follow allow from those hypothetical perspectives. And if you come across something that is confusing for one type of user, you'll have to make a case for making a change that fits all the different user types you are considering. Optimizing for one sort of user, eventually means its confusing for another. -jef -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
