[Chandler-dev] Quick 'n Dirty Usability improvements for getting users sharing

[Mimi Yin]

Whoops, forgot to include instructions.

Underneath the Log in link on the Account Confirmation page:

To set up to share on Chandler Desktop:

1. Go to the File>>Accounts... menu to set up your Chandler Hub  
Sharing account.
2. Select 'Chandler Hub Sharing' from the list of accounts on the left.
3. Enter your username and password.
4. Click [Test...] to make sure the account is working.
5. Click [Okay] to save the account.
6. Select a collection to Publish.
7. Go to the Share>>Publish menu.
8. Click [Publish]
9. Send around the 2 URLs you are given to invite others to view or  
view and edit this collection.

See bug: https://bugzilla.osafoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8081

On Feb 1, 2008, at 5:27 PM, Mimi Yin wrote:

> How quickly can we do the following?
>
> 1. Add instructions to the 'account confirmation' page when signing  
> up for a Chandler Hub account explaining how to set up and share in  
> Chandler Desktop.
>
> 2. Automatically generate 2 tickets for all Chandler Hub  
> collections, regardless of where they're created. https:// 
> bugzilla.osafoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10261
>
> 3. Enable the Share>>Publish menu even if you don't have a sharing  
> account set up and pop-up a dialog re-directing you to set up your  
> Hub account. (I think we had this working before.)
> https://bugzilla.osafoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11809
>
> While still not ideal, implementing these 3 relatively simple fixes  
> will greatly improve on the set up process today.
>
> This doesn't address things like:
> + Making it clear to users that they *can* share
> + Making it easy to understand the difference between backing up  
> and syncing your own data and sharing with others
> + Automatically syncing all collections between Desktop and Hub  
> (for yourself)
> + Guiding users through setting up accounts with a wizard
>
> Mimi
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