Author: segfault Date: To: sajolida, George Kadianakis, anonym, Tails user experience & user interface design Subject: Re: [Tails-ux] Tails Server GUI Design
sajolida: > segfault:
>> sajolida:
>>>
>>> And finally, as a note for the future, maybe we can do something smart
>>> with the empty screen with "Add a service", maybe explaining what Tails
>>> Server is all about.
>>
>> Users would not be able to view this once they added a service. I'm not
>> sure if hiding an explanation without the option of getting it back is
>> good design.
>
> In Onion Circuits we have a messages saying "Click on a circuit for more
> detail about its Tor relay".
>
> In Online Accounts GNOME, below the button "Add an online account" there
> is a message saying "Adding an account allows your applications to
> access it for documents, mail, contacts, calendar, chat and more."
>
> It looks a lot like our scenario: people might start Tails Server
> without knowing what it is and we could use this empty space to be
> helpful for them. Once they added a service they don't need that
> information anymore. But they can still get it back if they remove all
> the configured services.
>
> Online Accounts looks quite a lot like what we are trying to do. It has
> a similar layout and a list of possible accounts when you click on "Add
> an online account".
>
I'm ok with something like the button and label in Online Accounts.
