From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nils Gillmann Subject: bug#22546: Download-Page is "hiding" what the options actually are Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2016 00:30:21 +0100 Message-ID: <87k2mgumia.fsf@grrlz.net> References: <877figuw1y.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:58541) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aSYnL-0003Hj-Ag for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Feb 2016 18:31:08 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aSYnG-0006pw-UO for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Feb 2016 18:31:07 -0500 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:57343) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aSYnG-0006pr-QF for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Feb 2016 18:31:02 -0500 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aSYnG-0006f0-HF for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Feb 2016 18:31:02 -0500 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <877figuw1y.fsf@gnu.org> ("Ludovic \=\?utf-8\?Q\?Court\=C3\=A8s\=22'\?\= \=\?utf-8\?Q\?s\?\= message of "Sun, 07 Feb 2016 21:04:09 +0100") List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: 22546@debbugs.gnu.org Cc: mls.robin.vobruba@gmail.com ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes: > Robin Vobruba skribis: > >> Being new to Guix, i went to the Download page: >> https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/download/ >> >> immediately saw the 3 big options >> read their title/names >> was confused what the difference might be between "GuixSD" and "Guix Bin= ary" >> could not find anything inside these 3 option's boxes that would help me >> read the text below them >> read the text above them >> finally understood that the first option is the OS, and the second is on= ly >> the packag-manager > > I think I=E2=80=99ll have to disagree. :-) > > For each option there=E2=80=99s a line right below the title saying what = this > is. I=E2=80=99m no expert in =E2=80=9Cinformation architecture=E2=80=9D = but I=E2=80=99m under the > impression that there=E2=80=99s little margin for improvement. > SD has a different Symbol than Guix, which works okay for me with no colorblindness and no other visual problems. But maybe it could help to highlight the 'System Distribution' and to visually (with colors in accordance to w3 disability standards) set apart GUIX from GUIXSD boxes? Or, like fr example TAILS who now have some kind of questionaire tour to the right download. There are some things I am collection thoughts on, where the actual output of them is slowed down by working on too many texts at the same time. > More importantly, I think that someone who cannot be bothered to read > this will not install the thing at all since installing requires you to > read the much longer installation instructions. Of course we want them > to be as small as possible, but I don=E2=80=99t think that=E2=80=99ll be = a single line > anytime soon. > > I hope this makes sense! > > Thanks for your feedback, > Ludo=E2=80=99. > > > --=20 ng