more, Ubiquity Slideshow for Ubuntu

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What a great discussion!  I'm happy to be a part of it.

After reading all the comments, here are some of my thoughts:


* When the user ends the slideshow, it should show one last closing slide.
That slide should mention how the user can locate the slideshow after they
boot into their new system.  It should also remind users of the permanent
documentation that is on the system.

* For bookmarking slides, I like the idea of clicking on a little star for
"remind me about this later!".  I think that is far better than requiring
the user to go grab pen and paper, which seems kinda clunky to me.

* I still say the slides are too small.  They show much a small portion of
the screens to which they refer, that only a seasoned Ubuntu user would
recognize them.  Instead of 3 slides per page, just use one or two, and make
them larger, so we can at least recognize what they are showing.  Also, we
can take a page from the Apple notebook here:  minimalism.   Less is more.

* As for slideshow pausing, you're using Scriptaculous, right?  I just
Googled "Scriptaculous slideshow pause", and found
http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/14895/ Here is one for
jQuery: http://malsup.com/jquery/cycle/  They support pause-on-hover.

* I beg your pardon if I am taking this out of context, but your comment
about the accessibility slide being "boring" seems uncalled for.  That is
the same slide which states, "At the core of the Ubuntu philosophy is the
belief that computing is for everyone and access should be free and complete
whatever your economic or physical circumstances."  I don't understand why
you would single this slide out for ridicule.

* I rarely read the release notes, so I think a "what's new" slide would be
great.  We're talking one slide here.  Surely something could be put
together without causing complete panic, no?  It doesn't need to include
every little thing, just the big changes.

* Q: Should the slideshow also be used to give the user a 'heads up' to what
portions of the install process still lay ahead, what questions and
decisions they could be thinking about, etc.?  If we include these slides,
they should appear in the install slideshow only, and not on the permanent
slideshow that resides on the installed system.

* Q: Should the slideshow direct people to a community-maintained webpage
(therefore not officially-sanctioned) which lists popular and/or recommended
post-install procedures (eg. choosing a local repository, running important
security updates, and then possibly such things as installing
ubuntu-restricted-extras, enabling commercial DVD playback, etc.)  I think
some of these things are very important for new users to be made aware of.

* Also include the finished slideshow (in the examples folder, or wherever
you decide) on a system installed with the Alternate Install CD.  The people
who install with the Alternate CD won't see the slideshow during their
installation process, but they deserve to have it on their newly-installed
systems when they boot up, just like everyone else.
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