Author: spencerone Date: To: Tails user experience & user interface design Subject: [Tails-ux] Greeter: wording
Ken,
On 01/22/2015 07:36, KEN MCCALL wrote: > In the voice of NASA Mission Control:
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> "Where some were content, SpencerOne pushed for excellence. Nice push,
> SpencerOne!"
All you! :)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jan 22, 2015, at 12:31 AM, spencerone@??? wrote:
>>
>> 'Start TAILS' is beautiful!
>>
>> Wordlife,
>> SpencerOne
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>>> On 01/21/2015 22:57, KEN MCCALL wrote:
>>> How about simply "Start TAILS"?
>>> I think "session" has varying implications to different people (to me
>>> it implies a temporary situation, or a somewhat defined time frame).
>>> If we're addressing the basic Windows user, they do know the "Start"
>>> button. But seeing as how they are in the midst of a process, perhaps
>>> Start + is needed.
>>> Just another thought on the topic.
>>>> On Jan 21, 2015, at 10:08 PM, spencerone@??? wrote:
>>>> Although I can't install TAILS due to technical limitations on my
>>>> end, I
>>>> have followed the greeter development for the past few months and
>>>> think
>>>> that 'Start' isn't as clear of a label as we might need. Start what?
>>>> "the user session" though that isn't clearly communicated with a
>>>> single
>>>> word. Also, 'Play', in regard to the icon, isn't the same as 'Start'
>>>> or
>>>> 'Begin', though I am not sure that the computer icon is any more
>>>> successful at communicating that we are entering the session. It
>>>> also
>>>> doesn't clearly communicate that we are "leaving the greeter". Maybe
>>>> a
>>>> verbose "Begin Session", or something more accurate, just not too
>>>> esoteric, is appropriate. But that doesn't assure us that our
>>>> preferences/settings have been saved. Maybe we can add this
>>>> assurance
>>>> somehow?
>>>> It appears there are three steps here. 1.Save 2.Close 3.Start
>>>> Session -
>>>> Can all of this be successfully communicated in a single action?
>>>> Maybe,
>>>> though it seems to be quite tricky. We might want a separation, and
>>>> combination, of the actions. We could have 'Settings' and 'Start
>>>> Session' as the only two options on a particular screen, allowing
>>>> clear
>>>> directional distinction between the two [see attachment]. Forgive
>>>> the
>>>> misalignment with the rest of the greeter development in regard to
>>>> typeface, spacing, sizing, context, and the like.
>>>> I would jump in on the "Persistence" issue, but I have yet to get
>>>> that
>>>> far.
>>>> Awesome,
>>>> SpencerOne
>>>>> On 01/21/2015 16:10, KEN MCCALL wrote:
>>>>> HI Alan,
>>>>> Inline below . . .
>>>>> On Jan 21, 2015, at 03:38 PM, Alan <alan@???> wrote:
>>>> Hi!
>>>>> On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:39:19 +0000 (GMT)
>>>>> KEN MCCALL <kemccall@???> wrote:
>>>> Who is the target audience (persona)? An non-technical email user?
>>>> A
>>>> journalist with motivation? (Maybe this has been defined already,
>>>> but
>>>> I'm highly motivated and don't understand some things here).
>>>>> This is roughtly defined in our design document
>>>>> (https://tails.boum.org/contribute/design/#index5h3 [1] [1]):
>>>> OK, good to know where this is. Thx!
>>>>> "The PELD's target user is the average user in terms of computer
>>>>> literacy; he or she does not necessarily control fully the
>>>>> computer
>>>>> being used. Examples would be a public computer in a library,
>>>>> coffee
>>>>> shop, university or a residence. We assume that the target user
>>>>> does
>>>>> not want to do any of the configurations (at least with respect to
>>>>> security and anonymity) of the various applications and tools used
>>>>> themselves, either because of insufficient knowledge, lack of
>>>>> interest
>>>>> or other reasons. The PELD MUST provide strong anonymity with no
>>>>> need
>>>>> of advanced configuration whatsoever. It MUST be made as difficult
>>>>> as
>>>>> possible for the user to unknowingly compromise anonymity."
>>>> Kind of what I figured. On a side note, the sentence " It MUST be
>>>> made
>>>> as difficult as
>>>> possible for the user to unknowingly compromise anonymity." seems
>>>> out
>>>> of context for the section 2.1.5 Target user.
>>>> "Persistence" is a term that seems to be jargon (or perhaps
>>>> specific
>>>> to the Unix/Linux world?). It threw me for a loop and I'm a
>>>> technical
>>>> person. "Persistence" being an act versus describing an object (it
>>>> is
>>>> persistent). It's an encrypted area, or encrypted volume, secure
>>>> area
>>>> (or something more common), I'm uncertain thinking about it at
>>>> this
>>>> late hour, but another term is in need IMHO. Also, it's something
>>>> that only exists on a thumb drive or some sort of USB storage,
>>>> correct? This may affect the name or necessitate additional
>>>> descriptions of some sort. Perhaps some mouse-over help may be in
>>>> order? Just a thought.
>>>>> You're suggesting "Encrypted storage area"?
>>>> Yeah, I think "Encrypted storage area" meets the target use needs.
>>>> Do
>>>> you want or is it necessary to advise them first that they need a
>>>> storage device installed?
>>>> The phrase "You don't have encrypted persistence, want to
>>>> configure
>>>> one?" This would change based upon the above. Perhaps, "Currently,
>>>> there is no encrypted storage area. Do you want to make one? There
>>>> are pros and cons." (Pros and cons hyperlinked to info.?)
>>>> The icon titled "unlock" should be titled "Unlock". A small UI
>>>> consistency issue.
>>>> "Start" is starting what? Are we really starting something or
>>>> accepting inputs? (Again, I may be way off base here).
>>>>> It is starting the user session (and leaving the greeter). Do you
>>>>> have
>>>>> a wording suggestion?
>>>> No. "Start" works fine. I just wasn't sure of what would be next.
>>>> Anyway, please take these for what you deem they're worth. I hope
>>>> I
>>>> can be more beneficial as I become more knowledgeable.
>>>>> Thanks for your input.
>>>> Welcome!
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