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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: How about a first-time interactive tutorial
From:       "Gordon Tyler" <gordon () doxxx ! net>
Date:       2002-08-22 19:24:07
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I don't particularly like the idea of a grimacing face telling me, "You bad
boy, you got it wrong. Do it again, or you don't get a cookie."

I also don't think a game-like tutorial would be seen as particular
professional. Some older users would be put off by it (I know I certainly
would and I'm not that old ;) and not continue with the tutorial. So then
they struggle on their own and end up with a bad impression of KDE.  I
really think this would be best done in in a simple, professional style that
clearly explains how things work with diagrams and _maybe_ animations if
really necessary. A game-like tutorial to KDE may be a good idea for kids,
but definitely not for any serious user.

Another thing is that a complicated tutorial system like this is going to
take a lot of effort and I think we really need this "Introduction To KDE"
sooner rather than later.

Ciao,
Gordon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sander Devrieze" <s.devrieze@pandora.be>
To: <kde-usability@mail.kde.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: How about a first-time interactive tutorial


Op donderdag 22 augustus 2002 20:37, schreef Gordon Tyler:
> I've been trying to keep restrain myself but I have to say this: All 3D/
> moving/talking/paperclip-like assistant tutorial characters _will_ be shot
> at dawn.

I don't mean an annoying paperclip like in the office-suite, but the
assistant
has to be fixed in an area(e.g. a square at the right top of the
tutorial-dialog)  Maybe the best is only a face of a penguin, woman, man,...
that makes expressions.  These expressions are to support the user(to say
that he do the lessons good/bad/...

--
Sander Devrieze.
Jabber ID: sander@jabber.at

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