Feature #14548

Fix issues identified in the expert review done by jaster on our installation instructions

Added by anonym about 8 years ago. Updated about 5 years ago.

Status:
Confirmed
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
sajolida
Category:
Installation
Target version:
2020
Start date:
2013-09-28
Due date:
% Done:

73%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
Research
Blueprint:

Starter:
Affected tool:
Deliverable for:

Description

See notes/mac_install.mdwn in the Summit 2017 Git repo.

Subtasks

Feature #7495: Add a "Help" or README in the ISO image Confirmed

0
Bug #8897: The link to persistence documentation in tails-persistence-setup doesn't trigger any user-visible action Resolved

50
Feature #14788: Add anchors to the troubleshooting parts of the installation doc In Progress sajolida

0
Bug #15099: Improve dd command lines to show progress Rejected

0
Bug #15100: Drop obsolete "USB stick cannot start after interrupting persistence wizard" warning Resolved

0
Bug #15101: Add feedback when opening desktop launchers Resolved

100
Bug #15103: The note about Tor bridges in Greeter should be closer to the actual option Confirmed

0
Feature #15104: Favor consistency over accuracy when displaying ISO size (GB vs GiB) Resolved sajolida

0
Feature #15105: Remove duplicate text on "Installation complete" dialog Resolved

100
Feature #15106: Add screenshot to step 5.6 "Close Tails Installer" Resolved

100
Feature #15108: Remove mentions to rEFInd from our documentation Resolved

0
Feature #15109: Rename 'Persistence wizard' as 'Persistence assistant' Confirmed

0
Feature #15110: Remove empty line between power on and press-and-hold in step 4.2 Resolved

100
Feature #15111: Improve style of buttons Confirmed

0
Feature #15112: Move our sidebar to the top Resolved sajolida

100
Feature #15113: Have more contrast on our sidebar Resolved

0
Feature #15114: Avoid styling headers like buttons Resolved

0
Feature #15117: Improve visibility of scrollbar in persistence assistant Duplicate

0
Feature #15118: Mention in persistence assistant to only enable the features that are needed Confirmed

0
Feature #15119: Link to documentation from persistence assistant Duplicate

0
Feature #15120: Improve styles of command lines and their output In Progress

0
Feature #15121: Define captive portal in /doc/anonymous_internet/networkmanager.mdwn Resolved

0
Feature #15122: Rename Tails Greeter to be more plain Resolved

0
Feature #15123: Rethink the "ISO image" terminology Resolved

0
Feature #15124: Reduce the number of choices to be made in Mac installation command lines Rejected

0
Feature #15125: Improve "needs" section of overview Resolved

0
Feature #15126: Improve visibility of the difference in the two runs of diskutil Rejected

0
Feature #15127: Add a troubleshooting section when the USB stick doesn't appear in the Mac startup disks Resolved

0
Feature #15128: Link to Mac known issues from troubleshooting Confirmed

0
Feature #15129: Improve visibility of troubleshooting sections Duplicate

0
Feature #15130: Restructure our support page and content Confirmed

33
Feature #15137: Explain better what it means to break your security Resolved

0

Related issues

Related to Tails - Bug #10114: Tails Installer should display accurate progress information instead for freezing on "Synchronizing data on disk..." Confirmed 2015-08-28
Related to Tails - Bug #15102: Have a "Show passphrase" option when creating persistence Resolved 2017-12-25
Related to Tails - Feature #5335: Persistence: categorized presets Rejected

History

#1 Updated by anonym about 8 years ago

  • Target version changed from Tails_3.2 to Tails_3.3

#2 Updated by sajolida about 7 years ago

  • Target version changed from Tails_3.3 to Tails_3.5

#3 Updated by sajolida about 7 years ago

And some more wild notes from the same person on the download page:

- People tend to ignore white on dark (for our buttons)
- Make the button look like a button (shadow?)
- Have more contrast in sidebar
- News and Security buttons on /home look like buttons
- Think about a new color scheme in general
- Put our sidebar on the left
- Destructive actions should be links and not buttons
- Improve overview:
  - Group hardware requirements
  - Put time first
  - Add 2 hours "*in total*"

#4 Updated by sajolida about 7 years ago

  • Subject changed from Analyze Mac Install observation process notes from 2017 summit to Act on the expert review of Mac installation from August 2017

#5 Updated by sajolida about 7 years ago

  • related to Bug #10114: Tails Installer should display accurate progress information instead for freezing on "Synchronizing data on disk..." added

#6 Updated by sajolida about 7 years ago

  • related to Bug #15102: Have a "Show passphrase" option when creating persistence added

#7 Updated by sajolida about 7 years ago

  • related to Bug #15103: The note about Tor bridges in Greeter should be closer to the actual option added

#8 Updated by sajolida about 7 years ago

  • Subject changed from Act on the expert review of Mac installation from August 2017 to Fix issues identified in the expert review done by jaster on our installation instructions

Write down who to credit for this review.

#9 Updated by Anonymous about 7 years ago

  • related to Feature #5335: Persistence: categorized presets added

#10 Updated by anonym about 7 years ago

  • Target version changed from Tails_3.5 to Tails_3.6

#11 Updated by sajolida about 7 years ago

  • Target version changed from Tails_3.6 to 2018

There’s no way we’ll do this for 3.6. It should be an ongoing project over 2018.

#12 Updated by intrigeri about 7 years ago

  • blocked by Bug #15101: Add feedback when opening desktop launchers added

#13 Updated by intrigeri about 7 years ago

  • blocks deleted (Bug #15101: Add feedback when opening desktop launchers)

#14 Updated by sajolida about 6 years ago

  • Target version changed from 2018 to 2019

#15 Updated by sajolida about 5 years ago

  • Target version changed from 2019 to 2020

#16 Updated by sajolida about 5 years ago

  • related to deleted (Bug #15103: The note about Tor bridges in Greeter should be closer to the actual option)