spencerone@???:
>>>> Lunar:
>>>> Isn't “boot” quite jargon? How about “Start Tails”?
>>>>
>>
>> Agree, we've always tried to avoid "boot" and use "start" instead.
>> Except... when referring to this particular screen as it was displaying
>> "Boot" on it :)
>>
>
> Boot, short for bootstrapping, is a non-technical term for a technical
> process. Although bootstrapping is supposed to proceed without external
> input, the dialog that provides menu options is necessary.
>
> However, we can replace the dialog with a temporary display of text
> instructions for hotkey access to Tails (failsafe) though a reboot is
> required.
That would be cool but is out-of-scope for now. I'll keep this in mind.
>>> We are using 'Start Tails' for the 'Start Tails' button in the Greeter,
>>> so saying that in the syslinux menu might cause issues because we argued
>>> that Tails had yet to be started when in the boot dialog.
>>>
>>
>> To avoid having two objects saying "Start Tails", I would propose having
>> on this screen:
>>
>> [no title]
>>
>> Tails
>> Tails (failsafe)
>
> Beautiful! Because there is a text logo in addition to the title, a
> decision needs made. Please choose[0] :) My preference is Option 1.
Let's go for [0], then. I'm forwarding this to Chris who did the
original patch.
>>> If we need the dialog, I am all for 'Boot' and 'Boot (Failsafe)',
>>> presuming that's what the patch proposes :)
>>
>> I'm personally concerned about how to adapt our documentation. So far
>> we've been referring to this screen as the "boot menu" (as it was
>> displaying the word "boot"). But if we change that, then maybe we need
>> to find a way of referring to it in the doc. On the other hand, we are
>> referring to Tails Greeter without having the word "greeter" appear
>> anywhere on the screen. So we could continue calling this screen the
>> "boot menu" even if it does not display the word "boot" anywhere.
>
> Since Booting happens until the runtime environment is loaded (until we
> see the GNOME desktop), and there are options to select from, "Boot
> Menu" is quite precise (second bootloader in the Start-up experience).
> Though we are displaying "Tails Greeter" in the canvas frame (action
> bar), as dialog labels are an option for us in GNOME.
>
> However, I am not opposed to excluding the title as it could clean
> things up a bit. However, having a title in the greeter and in the Boot
> Menu could help with context.
That's something we can continue discussing independently from the
labels. I'm also fine with removing the "Tails" title from the
background. And actually I would be fine with only having a plain black
background :) But that's low priority to me as I think this is purely
aesthetics (while the labeling issue is more than aesthetics).
