idn
January 20th, 2006, 04:50 PM
I know this place is a great source of help for n00bs, but I was hoping to create a new site dedicated to those n00b users
At the moment, ubuntuguide is a bit undermaintained, but when I first used ubunutu it was a great source of help.
I was used to the command line however, from windows, so it was fine when they asked me to sudo apt-get... or nano /etc/....
But for someone completely new, this can be daunting. However ubuntu has made it almost unnessessary to do this, especially with the add/remove programs application.
So I am creating a new site called myubuntu.org. Its a going to be a pretty simple site. It is basiaclly going to be a dumbed down version of ubuntu guide, from the point of view of use cases, so the user will initially be presented with about 5 use cases such as
I want to listen to music
I want to watch a movie
I want to chat with friends
etc
Once they click on a use case, it will offer them more options, such as
I want to chat to a friend
I wanna phone a friend
etc
They can then drag sub use cases into a 'to do' box. The user can then, at the end of their session, print out their own custom manual, which gives them instructions on how to install the application if neccessary, how to configure it, and maybe some sample tutorials, such as how to set font colours in gaim, or improt songs into rhythmbox
Anyway, I would like to have some support from the community for this, I have attached a mockup.
What I really need is what you think users will need. The idea is to give the user an easy way to do what they wont, so I dont want a list of 10 different music players to play music, just one or two.
So if you could post information on an application that you think will be useful it would be great, especially for kde as I dont use that.
For example, if you thnk users will benifit from using Beep Media Player, can you post me a link, a short list n00bs will need to know about BMP, possibly a screenshot + the icon, and a n00b description. Not something like 'BMP is a GTK app which uses GStreamer, but something like 'BMP is a cool themeable appl, which plus stright into your current desktop easily'.
Anything else will also be welcome, enjoy the mockup :)
Edit:
I also need a logo!!
At the moment, ubuntuguide is a bit undermaintained, but when I first used ubunutu it was a great source of help.
I was used to the command line however, from windows, so it was fine when they asked me to sudo apt-get... or nano /etc/....
But for someone completely new, this can be daunting. However ubuntu has made it almost unnessessary to do this, especially with the add/remove programs application.
So I am creating a new site called myubuntu.org. Its a going to be a pretty simple site. It is basiaclly going to be a dumbed down version of ubuntu guide, from the point of view of use cases, so the user will initially be presented with about 5 use cases such as
I want to listen to music
I want to watch a movie
I want to chat with friends
etc
Once they click on a use case, it will offer them more options, such as
I want to chat to a friend
I wanna phone a friend
etc
They can then drag sub use cases into a 'to do' box. The user can then, at the end of their session, print out their own custom manual, which gives them instructions on how to install the application if neccessary, how to configure it, and maybe some sample tutorials, such as how to set font colours in gaim, or improt songs into rhythmbox
Anyway, I would like to have some support from the community for this, I have attached a mockup.
What I really need is what you think users will need. The idea is to give the user an easy way to do what they wont, so I dont want a list of 10 different music players to play music, just one or two.
So if you could post information on an application that you think will be useful it would be great, especially for kde as I dont use that.
For example, if you thnk users will benifit from using Beep Media Player, can you post me a link, a short list n00bs will need to know about BMP, possibly a screenshot + the icon, and a n00b description. Not something like 'BMP is a GTK app which uses GStreamer, but something like 'BMP is a cool themeable appl, which plus stright into your current desktop easily'.
Anything else will also be welcome, enjoy the mockup :)
Edit:
I also need a logo!!