Bug #12383

Use black shell theme in the Greeter as we do in the session

Added by alant 2017-03-19 16:36:20 . Updated 2020-04-15 06:02:07 .

Status:
Confirmed
Priority:
Low
Assignee:
alant
Category:
Target version:
Start date:
2017-03-19
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Feature Branch:
bugfix/12383-theme
Type of work:
User interface design
Blueprint:

Starter:
Affected tool:
Welcome Screen
Deliverable for:

Description

The greeter shell theme should be black, as the session’s one.

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History

#1 Updated by alant 2017-03-19 16:46:23

  • Status changed from Confirmed to In Progress
  • Assignee changed from alant to anonym
  • QA Check set to Ready for QA
  • Feature Branch set to bugfix/12383-theme

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2017-03-19 18:58:58

  • Assignee changed from anonym to sajolida
  • Type of work changed from Code to User interface design

I was reported by at least one user that the different theme helps understand when you’re still in the Greeter session vs. when the regular GNOME session is/has started. So this proposed change seems to have UX implications ⇒ reassigning to sajolida.

#3 Updated by sajolida 2017-04-07 15:14:57

#4 Updated by sajolida 2017-04-07 15:15:12

#5 Updated by sajolida 2017-05-23 17:42:41

  • Status changed from In Progress to Rejected
  • Assignee deleted (sajolida)
  • QA Check deleted (Ready for QA)

I understand this argument and I’m fine with the current state of things :)

#6 Updated by alant 2017-06-03 17:00:11

  • Status changed from Rejected to Confirmed
  • Assignee set to sajolida

> I was reported by at least one user that the different theme helps understand when you’re still in the Greeter session vs. when the regular GNOME session is/has started.

The white shell theme was introduced in the greeter code by me, to match the GNOME Shell theme used in Tails. It’s thus a mistake that it is now diffrent from the one used in the session.

I doubt that one single user report is enough to diverge from GNOME in terms of UX as well as in terms of code diff.

I’m up for more discussions/studies, but in the current state of things, I’d very much like we don’t ship a “feature” that is actually a lack of polishing without better arguments that one user report an a feeling.

#7 Updated by intrigeri 2017-06-03 18:15:49

> I’m up for more discussions/studies, but in the current state of things, I’d very much like we don’t ship a “feature” that is actually a lack of polishing without better arguments that one user report an a feeling.

I did not mean to enter this debate, and still would rather not. All I did was provide a data point, and redirect to sajolida. So I won’t argue about this topic further, even if I find your arguments pretty weak as well.

Meta²: the way I see it, UX feedback like “helps understand” is a bit different than “feelings”. (And even if it were indeed mere feelings I reported, these things happen to be an integral part of the UX :)

#8 Updated by intrigeri 2017-06-04 14:08:06

#9 Updated by sajolida 2017-06-07 12:05:46

  • Assignee changed from sajolida to alant

I don’t care enough to discuss this more. Alan, please do whatever you prefer and I’ll be happy in both cases.

#10 Updated by sajolida 2019-01-22 18:03:11

  • Subject changed from Use black shell theme in the greeter as we do in the session to Use black shell theme in the Greeter as we do in the session
  • Parent task deleted (Feature #11643)

#11 Updated by intrigeri 2020-04-15 06:02:07

  • Affected tool changed from Greeter to Welcome Screen