[guardian-dev] Orweb UX

Hans-Christoph Steiner hans at guardianproject.info
Mon Jun 3 15:05:27 EDT 2013



On 06/03/2013 02:00 PM, Mark Belinsky wrote:
> Congrats on the awesome new release of Orweb! It's so pretty from the
> getgo. Instead of a confusing v2 pasted on the end, it's a beautiful,
> simple "Orweb"
> 
> A few suggestions for usability:
> -Auto-start Orbot: If orbot is not running, it now asks to start orbot. A
> great improvement! It would be preferred to not ask but simply start orbot
> running in the background and show a screen saying that orbot is starting,
> perhaps with a progress bar or dancing happy Orbot icon. Hans suggests that
> it's an ask once and default to always, but I don't think we need to ask
> once.

I think one time is necessary to teach the user that Orweb relies on another
app called Orbot in order to function.  Once Orbot truly functions as a
plugin, then we could revisit this.


> -Cleaner language: currently the language around the asks is full of
> developer-focused jargon. Something like "Starting Orbot: Enabling a more
> private and anonymous internet connection for web surfing, powered by
> Tor.", if we choose to keep it or have it as a one-time pop up.
> -Cleaner install: "Install Orbot: You must have our sister app Orbot
> installed to enable a more private and anonymous internet connection.
> Please install it from: [menu w graphics] Google Play (if installed),
> F-droid (if installed), Directly." -> If clicking "no" we need to have an
> explanation page about Tor and give them the option to click 'yes' after".
> -Install language issue: If a user downloads this and doesn't speak
> english, it could be a problem for them to click yes. Can we automatically
> send users to Play (default) or Direct (backup) if they haven't made a
> choice in 7 seconds?
> -Faster install: When clicking "yes" I don't have Orbot installed but would
> like it to be, it does a search of the Play store for the name. Can we
> immediately pull up the project page so that users can install it
> immediately without clicking twice to install. [I am on a crusade against
> excessive clicks after all]

Sounds good.  It should be possible to use the actual Play Store id for that, no?

.hc

> -Orbot spam: there's a strange "connected to the tor network" spam message
> that comes up that says that the device is not secure and refers to a check
> option. I don't believe that option exists. And it confuses and takes away
> from Orweb. Is there a way that Orweb can circumvent Orbot and messages
> like this more smoothly?
> 
> Note: this has been added to the redmine:
> https://dev.guardianproject.info/projects/orweb
> 
> Best,
> Mark
> 
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