New subject: [Bug 49250] Suggestion for the "Launch" button and the "Start -> Wine" menu group.

26 May 2020


      https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49250
Bug ID: 49250
           Summary: Suggestion for the "Launch" button and the "Start ->
                    Wine" menu group.
           Product: Wine
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: x86
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
          Assignee: wine-bugs@winehq.org
          Reporter: bart-wa@tushmail.com
      Distribution: ---
I'd like to make two suggestions that improve user-friendliness, but that can
also avoid negative reviews in the future.
Here's what happened:
I had installed Wine, I clicked the "Launch" button, and nothing happened. At
first I thought that Wine didn't work. Later I learned that Wine is typically
started from a terminal box.
I'm sure that many other users thought the same and I assume that that's why
many of them wrote 1-star reviews.
After I had learned that WINE is started from a terminal box and after I had
installed iTunes and WinZip I had two program groups under:
   Start -> Wine -> Programs
But I was surprised that a program group for Wine itself was missing.
So I have two suggestions: :-)
After installing Wine, or after clicking the "Launch" button (or both), I had
appreciated a message somewhere that said:
   "Wine has been installed. Please check the Wine program group."
I also appreciate it if there's a "Wine" program group under:
   Start -> Wine -> Programs
and if that Wine program group contained programs that came with Wine like Wine
File Explorer , Wine Wordpad and other Wine programs. If I can run them, for me
that's the confirmation that I need that Wine works. ;-)
Any chance that these suggestions can be picked up?
Of course they are not "carved in stone" and of course they're suggestions
only. If I missed anything, please let me know.
And last but not least, many thanks to all the nice people who make and
maintain Wine. I'm very happy with it.
PS:
- I'm using Linux/Debian10 with the LXDE graphical interface and Wine-4.0
(Debian 4.0-2)
- A screen copy of the window with the "Launch" button is found in image
"Wine1.png". At the bottom it shows a number of 5-star reviews, but even more
1-star reviews.
- Examples of these 1-star reviews can be found in image "Wine2.png". I think
that these users thought that the Wine installation didn't work, because
nothing happened after they clicked the "Launch" button.
- A photoshopped image of what the Wine group with a Wine program group could
look like can be found in image "LXDE-WineGroup.png".
- Right after the Wine installation, and when selecting
   Start -> Wine
the program group "Wine" would be the first and only group there. This program
group can show programs that are part of the Wine installation, plus a number
of useful Internet shortcuts/links. I added what I could find and what I could
think of. There may be more programs or Internet shortcuts/links that can be
added there.
- For illustration purposes I kept program groups like "iTunes" and "WinZip" in
the illustration. Just like now, these subgroups will be added when installed.
- I decided to use "Wine Internet Explorer" and not "Internet Explorer" because
the first is what I get when I run the program and click
   Help -> About.
- Some of you may think "Why didn't you go to the WINE forum when Wine didn't
work after installation?". 
In 99% of the cases I don't have to go to forums to install programs and to run
them. I find a program also user-friendlier if I don't have to go to a forum.
For many other users going to forums also seems to be a step too far and a
number of them wrote  1-star reviews.
- This may sound like two suggestions, but the message that comes after
clicking the "Launch" button refers to the Wine program group that I also
suggested.
- I have a few bugs to report, but I haven't found out how to install the
latest development version yet.
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[Bug 49250] New: Suggestion for the "Launch" button and the "Start -> Wine" menu group.