Subject: RE: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel] hel p for a levelmeter]
From: STEFFL, ERIK (SBCSI) ("STEFFL,)
Date: Thu Oct 31 2002 - 01:13:52 EET
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Shirkey [mailto:pshirkey_AT_boosthardware.com]
>
> >IMO it would be much better if the link to details about
> the card would
> >not say "Install' but instead indicate that details about
> the card can
> >be found there (alsa soundcard matrix), I mean the column is named
> >appropriately drivers&docs but the item in column is always
> 'Install'.
> >It has mostly install info but also module options, known bugs etc.
>
> But it's hard to think of another word that is more appropriate.
>
> I think that for many people once they have found the link for their
> card they will bookmark that and use the matrix very rarely
> after. Once
> that is done the Matrix becomes near meaningless to an average user.
>
> For people who haven't found the page yet they are most
> likely looking
> for instructions about how to install the card. So INSTALL seems very
> appropriate there.
>
> However if people only want information about a prospective
> card it is a
> different story. In that case a different word could be more
> instructive. It would be nice to find the right one :)
IMO it would be better if it would say something like "more info", "docs",
"details" etc.
I also think that it would be very useful to have more info for
prospective buyers because at this point it is basically impossible to find
out which soundcard to buy. I am not saying you should do something about it
right now, but I hope you'll think about it:-)
erik
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