747283 - Let's tell users how to launch an app after they install it

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Public Pages, defect, P4)

Description

[krupa raj[:krupa]]

Right now, there is no intuitive way for users to know where the apps they purchased are installed. Let us show a friendly user message how they can launch the apps they own.

Comment 1

[Christopher Van Wiemeersch [:cvan]]

Can we get some copy on this?

Comment 2

[Justin Scott [:fligtar]]

Mac: Launch this app from your Applications directory.

Windows: Launch this app from your desktop or Start Menu.

Comment 3

[Wil Clouser [:clouserw]]

Is it clear where this text goes?  From the bug I'm not sure where we'd put it.

Comment 4

[Christopher Van Wiemeersch [:cvan]]

https://github.com/mozilla/zamboni/commit/fd11a16

Comment 5

[krupa raj[:krupa]]

verified fixed at https://marketplace-dev.allizom.org/en-US/app/sandglaz-1/?src=search

Comment 6

[krupa raj[:krupa]]

Attachment: post-fix screenshot

Comment 8

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

For Windows, the word "desktop" should be bolded like "start menu".  The Start menu isn't actually a good place to recommend since apps don't surface in the Start menu, rather they surface in Start->All Programs. Because Start is bolded and the more obvious location, desktop, isn't, we're creating confusion where we don't have to.

Also, it's "Start menu" not "Start Menu". Not required, but if this were my product, I'd change "desktop" to "Windows desktop".

Comment 9

[Saulo]

Hi,

  I think we can copy the same behavior from Opera when installing widgets.

  After the download a friendly message ask to confim the installation and there is a button to customize where is will be installed (eg. /home/user1/.webapps) and where it will be diplayed.. take a look in Opera version for windows and linux.

thanks
Saulo

Comment 10

[Christopher Van Wiemeersch [:cvan]]

https://github.com/mozilla/zamboni/commit/2deb1c4

(In reply to Asa Dotzler [:asa] from comment #8)
> For Windows, the word "desktop" should be bolded like "start menu".  The
> Start menu isn't actually a good place to recommend since apps don't surface
> in the Start menu, rather they surface in Start->All Programs. Because Start
> is bolded and the more obvious location, desktop, isn't, we're creating
> confusion where we don't have to.
> 
> Also, it's "Start menu" not "Start Menu". Not required, but if this were my
> product, I'd change "desktop" to "Windows desktop".

Thanks, Asa. I've tweaked the Windows directions: http://i.imgur.com/GFm2w.png If there's anything else you think I can do to make things clearer or conciser, please let me know.