Re: Improving the Launchpad tour - your input

["Kent Tenney" <ktenney@xxxxxxxxx>]

A few reactions, inline comments below.

I'd like to see a table of contents for the tour.
  -found it, flashy thing when hovering 'Next'
 - I would like the pages listed on the left, seems to be room

no 'Prev' equivalent to 'Next', must hover upper 'Next' ...

On the bugs page, possibly a link to a live bug.
Same idea with other pages, link to a live example when possible.
The screenshots are fine, but don't offer exploration.

A link to Bazaar documentation on the 'Welcome to the Bazaar' page
 - something like 'Introduction to Bazaar'

On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Matthew Revell
<matthew.revell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> Improving the Launchpad tour
> -----------------------------
>
> I'm collecting ideas for how we can improve the Launchpad tour.
>
> If you haven't already seen it, you can find it here:
>
> https://launchpad.net/+tour/index
>
> If you've got a moment, tell me what you think. In particular:
>
>  * Have we got the level of detail right? Or are we leaving out
>   chunks of background info?

I think leaving out chunks is appropriate for this, links to detail
might be enjoyed.

>  * Are we talking to the right people? At the moment, it's aimed
>   at experienced free software people. Is that right?

The goal seems "Check out the exciting potential in a couple minutes", which
can target a broad audience, and it succeeds well with that.

Experienced devs may want to drill down.
Links to live examples which can be played with will appeal to them.

>  * Do the images work?

I read "Do the images work?" the same I'd read "Do the words work?"

I think images are as important as words. The tour is definately improved by use
of images. As images are used more in explanations, we will learn how
to increase
their effectiveness.

Of the images in the top pane, I fine the 'Building Community' one to
be least helpful.

Thanks,
Kent

>  * How do you reckon we can improve the layout?

Not sure. I like layout reflecting some element of flow, I don't
recognize a flow element here, but it probably exists.

I'm currently considering flow to consist of workflow, toolchain and timeline.
I guess each of these elements live in a more detailed
explanation. This is maybe not so much a guided tour as a promotional
brochure with snapshots of the scenic locations. As such layout needs only
to be easy to look at, it is that

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