Written by butchoy the 14 Feb 09 at 15:13.

A flash or a video tour for the basic operation of ubuntu. not just promotional release

A flash or a video tour for the basic operation of ubuntu. not just promotional release

Written by urandom the 14 Feb 09 at 20:36.

Once WebKit becomes a blessed gnome dependency (and that should happen either in 2.26 or in 2.28), an advanced, interactive and animated tour can be possible with just HTML5 + Javascript.

Once a user first logs in Ubuntu after install (and/or manually starts the tour guide that is located conveniently as an icon on the live cd desktop), a chromeless webkit window should open, showing the tour guide.

All interactivity and animations can and should be done with html5 canvas, css animations and javascript, with accessibility that cannot be obtained by using Flash. This tour guide should proceed to show all important aspects of the operating system, and provide tips for various common tasks.

Once WebKit becomes a blessed gnome dependency (and that should happen either in 2.26 or in 2.28), an advanced, interactive and animated tour can be possible with just HTML5 + Javascript. Once a user first logs in Ubuntu after install (and/or manually starts the tour guide that is located conveniently as an icon on the live cd desktop), a chromeless webkit window should open, showing the tour guide. All interactivity and animations can and should be done with html5 canvas, css animations and javascript, with accessibility that cannot be obtained by using Flash. This tour guide should proceed to show all important aspects of the operating system, and provide tips for various common tasks.

Written by toki_the_collector the 22 Feb 09 at 15:08.

have a tour that asks questions about what your trying to do and suggest programs based on the task your trying to perform. As a newb myself I constantly find myself googleing "linux 'program'" to find alternatives to trying and failing to use wine.

have a tour that asks questions about what your trying to do and suggest programs based on the task your trying to perform. As a newb myself I constantly find myself googleing "linux 'program'" to find alternatives to trying and failing to use wine.

Written by Brightis the 14 Mar 09 at 09:17.

Why should i change from windows to ubuntu?

It's about choice, people are not going to change like for like, even if one is slightly better than the other. There has to be a wow factor. Ubuntu has to be what the iPod was to mp3 players. It has to have amazing innovative ideas, whilst being able to do everything that windows does.

Secondly the public have to be aware that there is a choice. How many people outside of developement community eg Pete the Postman, know of Ubuntu?

Why should i change from windows to ubuntu? It's about choice, people are not going to change like for like, even if one is slightly better than the other. There has to be a wow factor. Ubuntu has to be what the iPod was to mp3 players. It has to have amazing innovative ideas, whilst being able to do everything that windows does. Secondly the public have to be aware that there is a choice. How many people outside of developement community eg Pete the Postman, know of Ubuntu?

Written by Joffrey47 the 20 Mar 09 at 13:53.

At the first start of Ubuntu, after installation, propose an interactive guided tour for new users.
Like a flash animation, but superimposed on the desktop, an interactive interface.
This way to discover Ubuntu will be more motivating than a long tutorial on the internet !!

My English is not fabulous, but I hope you understand me ;D


Bye, Joffrey47.

At the first start of Ubuntu, after installation, propose an interactive guided tour for new users. Like a flash animation, but superimposed on the desktop, an interactive interface. This way to discover Ubuntu will be more motivating than a long tutorial on the internet !! My English is not fabulous, but I hope you understand me ;D Bye, Joffrey47.