Bug / Feature #218
closedPoor User Interface design
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Description
I'm aware that this is an experimental software in its earliest stage, but for a software to be successful (in particular amongst the everyday users) i'd have to be much more intuitive than now. I may be no rocket scientist but i consider myself not too bad with computers and stuff. However, facing the main screen of the software i have no idea what to do (without consulting the step-by-step documentation). Here clearly some work has to be done.
I have three suggestions for starters:
Certificate status on main screen
There is a checkmark for the server connection, why not introducing one for the certificate as well? It could be grayed out if there is no certificate installed and there could be a notice that one has to install one for being able to vote. To get a certificate installed, one could click on it. This would be intuitive.
Unimportant stuff away
Language settings can be done the first time the software is started and then put in a menu "settings" or something. The same holds for these 'Advanced Options'.
Sequential interface design is lame
I'm not sure if the authors misplace the software for a web site, but why does one have to press 'Next' to get a reaction? The distinction between 'Voting' and 'Tally only' which are obvious two distinct modes, could be easily done with tabs or something.