Re: [Tails-dev] Link to the known issues on the download pag…

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Author: sajolida
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To: The Tails public development discussion list
Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] Link to the known issues on the download page?
intrigeri:
> Alan wrote (15 Jan 2014 19:53:41 GMT) :
>>> People think there should be a link to *known issues* (current
>>> release & long standing) on the download page or prominently
>>> displayed in the main Tails documentation (table of contents), so
>>> people can check easily.
>
>> What do you think about this proposal?
>
> Current status: the Support page links to the Troubleshooting one,
> that itself prominently links to the long-standing known issues. So,
> at least the intended navigation path for "I have a problem and I need
> help" seems well-covered already.
>
> Still, I'm sure it would be worth linking to the current release known
> issues too from the same place, and I've created a ticket for it a few
> weeks ago: https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/6551. This would solve
> one part of the problem.
>
> Now, for the other suggestion, it's unclear to me what exact usecase
> would be solved by linking to known issues directly from the doc
> homepage. It feels like it would break the intended troubleshooting
> navigation path, and the separation that was thought and implemented
> between doc vs. help & support, and I'm not sure where this merger
> beginning would logically lead to. I've got no strong feelings on this
> though, and I'm sure sajolida will know better :)


I think that having the Known issues page easier to find, might only
remove some user support from our shoulders. And having it linked from
the Download section of the Download page doesn't sounds like a bad idea.

While thinking about that I also though we could merge the "support" and
"troubleshooting". I'm totally happy with this workflow, and the support
page is not really useful. Maybe having everything on the same page,
while a bit more compact could work as well. The structure would be:

  1. Search the documentation
  2. Upgrade
  3. Check if the problem is already known
  4. → Report a problem
     → Request a feature


And could fit on one screen.

But the two things are separate ideas.