GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 743362
Give a nicer welcome
Last modified: 2015-06-17 11:08:11 UTC
When someone launches Music for the first time, and they don't have any content, this is what they see: https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/Whiteboards/InitialStates?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=music.png It's not very interesting, cool, fun, or welcoming. Instead, it would be better to show something with richer graphics and a more positive text. Mockups for this can be found here: https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/Whiteboards/InitialStates#Initial_States And there's an asset that can be used here - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnome-design-team/gnome-mockups/master/initial-app-states/assets/music-alt.png This uses a photograph that is licensed under CC-BY-SA [1], so there needs to be an appropriate CREDITS file and mention in the about dialog. [1] https://www.flickr.com/photos/_spy_/12270839403
See new commits from https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-music/log/?h=wip/empty-state
I've moved things around a bit: Design page: https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/OS/InitialStates Mockup: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnome-design-team/gnome-mockups/master/initial-app-states/music.png Asset: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnome-design-team/gnome-mockups/master/initial-app-states/assets/music.png Original photo to be attributed: https://www.flickr.com/photos/_spy_/12270839403
Created attachment 295293 [details] screenshot I just tried a work in progress implementation from wip/empty-states. A screenshot is attached. In general it looks good. There are a few minor issues though: * There are some quirks with the rendering of the image (I suspect that this is specific to my jhbuild install, but I thought I'd mention it). * The view switcher isn't shown - it should be (but be insensitive), to give the user an idea of how the app will work. * The link didn't work (could also be a jhbuild issue).
(In reply to Allan Day from comment #3) > * There are some quirks with the rendering of the image (I suspect that > this is specific to my jhbuild install, but I thought I'd mention it). > * The link didn't work (could also be a jhbuild issue). I'll prepare a package to make sure jhbuild issues are not affecting this. > * The view switcher isn't shown - it should be (but be insensitive), to > give the user an idea of how the app will work. Fixed in https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-music/commit/?h=wip/empty-state&id=853f786bbf08701ab628b238b8cbdf88a996e947
Hi, Adding a nice welcome screen is a good idea but it is not enough. Documentation must be updated too. Now (Gnome 3.14.3) help on gnome-music is VERY limited. There is absolutely no information how add songs/albums/music to the application. A simple and elegant replacement for using files to show the music directory. Is a nice statement but it is not clear where "the music directory" is. If I understand correctly, its default name is "Music" and depends on user's locale. Moreover, it can be renamed (~/.config/user-dirs.dirs).
(In reply to van.de.bugger from comment #5) > Hi, > > Adding a nice welcome screen is a good idea but it is not enough. > Documentation must be updated too. Now (Gnome 3.14.3) help on gnome-music is > VERY limited. There is absolutely no information how add songs/albums/music > to the application. > > A simple and elegant replacement for using files to show the music > directory. > > Is a nice statement but it is not clear where "the music directory" is. If I > understand correctly, its default name is "Music" and depends on user's > locale. Moreover, it can be renamed (~/.config/user-dirs.dirs). Well, I think that is why it is 'music directory' (a generic term) and not 'the “Music” directory' (a reference to a specific directory name).
(In reply to van.de.bugger from comment #5) > Adding a nice welcome screen is a good idea but it is not enough. > Documentation must be updated too. Now (Gnome 3.14.3) help on gnome-music is > VERY limited. There is absolutely no information how add songs/albums/music > to the application. Please file a bug on that, we'll ask docs team to take a look > Is a nice statement but it is not clear where "the music directory" is. If I > understand correctly, its default name is "Music" and depends on user's > locale. Moreover, it can be renamed (~/.config/user-dirs.dirs). The new design from wip/empty-state shows a link to current Music directory
In that case, g_get_basename (g_get_user_special_dir (G_USER_DIRECTORY_MUSIC)); should give you the string to show for the link.
Fixed in https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-music/commit/?id=d8cab8b. Test instructions: in jhbuild shell edit ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs, update XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR and XDG_MUSIC_DIR and run gnome-music. Unset 'did-initial-state' in gsettings to show initial screen again