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[ajmctaggart <ajmctaggart@xxxxxxxxx>]

LOL, good point.  That's why I made one though, because until someone does
start to express what their thoughts are, it's just a discussion floating
around (which is important, don't get me wrong!)

I do like the "Notification-esqu," style to your mockup much more.  The
present, however; that too may be a bit misleading. :)
Perhaps based on what updates they have selected to actually accept:
Important, Recommended, Pre-released, Unsupported; maybe that present should
be my "Imminent Death," icon; on a Security update, for example.

Either way, I like the visuals...
One question, does this present an extra step for those designing GDM themes
going forward?

-Anthony

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 9:44 AM, David Siegel <david.siegel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Kind of kitchy, but puts a more positive spin on the updates. Your mockup
> makes it look like you must update immediately or risk certain death.
>
> David
>
> ajmctaggart wrote:
>
>> Ok, so clearly there are pros/cons to every update situation.  Perhaps
>> what I would like to see, as the user, is the option to have the ability to
>> be notified of an update when I want it, at startup or shutdown?  Looks like
>> a simple edition to the "Setting," menu of current Update Manager, as there
>> are already the option for Download, Notify only, etc.
>>
>> Perhaps this is what the gdm login screen would look like?  Obviously the
>> usability experts may have some ideas on placement, wording, etc...
>>
>> I just wanted to get a visual out there.  Obviously the discussion is
>> still on the table, and I am not too sure if it should really be ignored as
>> a viable option on user interaction with updates.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Anthony
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 8:46 AM, Vadim Peretokin <vperetokin@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:
>> vperetokin@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>>        When you turn on your computer, you are engaging with it,
>>        signaling that you have time and attention to give to the machine.
>>
>>
>>    Why do you think so? A computer can be turned on perform a task with
>>    its help, not to maintenance on itself. Sometimes one wants to
>>    google a map or something quickly before leaving would be an example.
>>
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