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== Second Stage ==
 
== Second Stage ==
  
- Boot at 800x600 instead of 640x480. Fallback if impossible.
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* 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)
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* 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.
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* Install some basic apps, like the mozilla control.
  
 
== First Boot and forward ==  
 
== First Boot and forward ==  

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...