GfxbootUpdate
Launchpad Entry: foundations-lucid-syslinux-update
Created: 13/11/2009
Contributors:
Packages affected: syslinux
Summary
This spec describes proposed changes and improvements to Syslinux in Ubuntu Lucid.
Release Note
This section should include a paragraph describing the end-user impact of this change. It is meant to be included in the release notes of the first release in which it is implemented. (Not all of these will actually be included in the release notes, at the release manager's discretion; but writing them is a useful exercise.)
It is mandatory.
Rationale
Current issues:
- Styling (logo, colors) does not reflect recent changes to Ubuntu boot and desktop
- Automatic timeout in the initial language selection screen can cause unintended language selection
- User is presented with too many choices in the main menu screen, some of which are only useful in rare situations and only meaningful to technical users
- The wording "Try Ubuntu without any changes to your computer" is awkward and potentially confusing
- Hints appearing at the bottom (e.g. "Press F4 to select alternative start-up and installation modes") do not provide any added value for advanced users and may prove confusing to beginner users.
User stories
Assumptions
Design
Proposed changes:
- Update the Ubuntu logo and colors to match the current styling
- Remove timeout from the initial language selection screen
- Change the wording in the first option to "Try Ubuntu without installing"
- Move "Check disc for defects", "Test memory" and "Boot from first hard disc" into the "F6 Other options menu"
- Do not display any hints
Mockup of the proposed design:
Implementation
This section should describe a plan of action (the "how") to implement the changes discussed. Could include subsections like:
UI Changes
Should cover changes required to the UI, or specific UI that is required to implement this
Code Changes
Code changes should include an overview of what needs to change, and in some cases even the specific details.
Migration
Include:
- data migration, if any
- redirects from old URLs to new ones, if any
- how users will be pointed to the new way of doing things, if necessary.
Test/Demo Plan
It's important that we are able to test new features, and demonstrate them to users. Use this section to describe a short plan that anybody can follow that demonstrates the feature is working. This can then be used during testing, and to show off after release. Please add an entry to http://testcases.qa.ubuntu.com/Coverage/NewFeatures for tracking test coverage.
This need not be added or completed until the specification is nearing beta.
Unresolved issues
This should highlight any issues that should be addressed in further specifications, and not problems with the specification itself; since any specification with problems cannot be approved.
BoF agenda and discussion
Use this section to take notes during the BoF; if you keep it in the approved spec, use it for summarising what was discussed and note any options that were rejected.