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Bug 761929 - Initial setup screen - layout issues, doesn't encourage online account setup
Initial setup screen - layout issues, doesn't encourage online account setup
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: gnome-contacts
Classification: Core
Component: general
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: GNOME Contacts maintainer(s)
GNOME Contacts maintainer(s)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2016-02-12 11:54 UTC by Allan Day
Modified: 2018-01-24 15:17 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Attachments
screenshot and mockup (547.82 KB, image/png)
2016-02-12 11:54 UTC, Allan Day
Details

Description Allan Day 2016-02-12 11:54:57 UTC
Created attachment 320961 [details]
screenshot and mockup

There are various issues with the initial setup screen:

 * It is rather mechanical, and isn't very upbeat.
 * Visually it lacks balance: all the content is stuck to the top of the page.
 * It also looks like it needs a more prominent heading.
 * It doesn't explain or encourage the user to set up an online account, if that's where they keep their contacts.

I've attached a mockup to resolve these issues. Most of the suggestions are simple string changes. The only other thing is the addition of a heading and some padding.

A more effective but also more difficult approach would be to suggest a shortlist of online accounts from the setup screen, and to allow those accounts to be directly added (by clicking on them):

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnome-design-team/gnome-mockups/master/contacts/png/setup-alt.png

(This isn't strictly required for this bug, and I only mention it because it is related.)
Comment 1 Niels De Graef 2017-12-26 10:08:07 UTC
I implemented the mockup in the attachment as of commit 06d81ae on master. I'll leave this bug open in case someone wants to work on the mockup provided by the attachment.
Comment 2 Niels De Graef 2017-12-28 14:44:59 UTC
The ground work for Allan's mockup can be found at branch wip/nielsdg/setup-add-accounts
Comment 3 Niels De Graef 2018-01-17 10:38:57 UTC
Allan: with the new mockups [1], how do you suggest we do this if the user has already setup an online account?



[1]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnome-design-team/gnome-mockups/master/contacts/aday/contacts-wires.png
Comment 4 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-01-24 15:17:50 UTC
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