Re: [Tails-ux] Greeter: wording

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Author: sajolida
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To: Tails user experience & user interface design
Subject: Re: [Tails-ux] Greeter: wording
spencerone@???:
>>> On Jan 23, 2015, at 8:52 AM, Alan <alan@???> wrote:
>>> I understand the issue with "Start" but I'm very unsure about "Start
>>> Tails" as Tails is actually already started technically speaking since
>>> computer booted on the Tails DVD/USB/SD Card. What about "Enter Tails"
>>> or something like that?
>
> I feel ya. However, 'Enter TAILS' is destroyed by the same logic you
> are using to destroy 'Start TAILS', which is quite a reasonable
> argument. Maybe, to align with what Ken is saying below, we liken the
> situation to a video game. When the experience begins, let's say with
> Uniracers on Super Nintendo, an initial setup is required, such as
> player and level selection. Then there is a queue to begin playing the
> game, though the entire experience does happen within the cartridge
> experience, just as with TAILS.
>
> We can also look at it as tuning our car before a race, or maybe, more
> accurately, adjusting headlights, seat belts, mirrors, and the like,
> which, in some newer cars, can only be done once the ignition is engaged.


Full acknowledgement from me, "Start Tails" might not be technically
accurate but I'm pretty sure that this technical inaccuracy will be less
confusing than saying "Start" only.

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sajolida