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== Boot == | == Boot == | ||
| − | + | * Ship with Freeldr timeout set to 0. Freeldr is both ugly, overly-confusing for true newbies, and makes booting seem longer. | |
| − | + | * Use a new Boot Logo, using the blue/white color scheme and logos that have recently been developed. | |
== Second Stage == | == Second Stage == | ||
Revision as of 22:06, 31 July 2005
Here are some totally non-technical (or easy to implement) ideas to make 0.3.0 much more user-friendly, even if only on the surface:
Boot
- Ship with Freeldr timeout set to 0. Freeldr is both ugly, overly-confusing for true newbies, and makes booting seem longer.
- Use a new Boot Logo, using the blue/white color scheme and logos that have recently been developed.
Second Stage
- Boot at 800x600 instead of 640x480. Fallback if impossible. - Prettify the Wizard a bit ==> Use XP-Style Wizard (all that's needed is the large backdrop app, the dialog can stay on top) - Install some basic apps, like the mozilla control.
First Boot and forward
- Boot with a nice desktop wallpaper... something really catchy. - Boot with a readme file on the desktop, as well as icons for My Computer, My Network Places, Recycle Bin and IBrowser icon, even if Recycle Bin/Network Places will display a "non-functional" message. - Support adding new shortcuts to the desktop. - Start menu should be prettified a bit as well. Make some stuff bigger. - Use a CONSISTENT ICON SET!
Control Panels
- Have a working network panel!
...more to come...
