The current iteration of Dangerzone jumps the user straight into an action of choosing a document/file from their computer to 'process'. This largely relies on the user having gained knowledge outside of the app as to what the app does. Either through suggestion/guidance from another human/user, through looking at the website guides/info or other sources of knowledge. This excludes users that have not got stable access to these information methods (e.g. wifi or internet) and/or users that read/gained this info and have a time lapse/gap in downloading -> using the DZ tool.
Existing landing screen
Proposed state
Alongside some general, app wide changes (e.g. back button arrow, call to action buttons have a consistent separated placement on the lower portion of the app) the main change is making the first 'landing/homepage' of the app some critical general information about how the OCR processing happens along with an opportunity to find out more on the website (option for offline info for those not connected to the internet) or start using DZ (this opens the file picker). The intention is that this would appear for users for the first approx 5 times that DZ is opened and then after that the information is presumed known and no longer shown.
Button colours are shown inMacOS 'system' colours.
An option for users to dismiss this information 'early' (and then find it again in a menu option) should be considered
An option for the 'Start using DZ' CTA to take users to a
Information not included: DZ does not 'clean' your original document/file of potential malicious spyware/malware.
Current state
The current iteration of Dangerzone jumps the user straight into an action of choosing a document/file from their computer to 'process'. This largely relies on the user having gained knowledge outside of the app as to what the app does. Either through suggestion/guidance from another human/user, through looking at the website guides/info or other sources of knowledge. This excludes users that have not got stable access to these information methods (e.g. wifi or internet) and/or users that read/gained this info and have a time lapse/gap in downloading -> using the DZ tool.
Existing landing screen
Proposed state
Alongside some general, app wide changes (e.g. back button arrow, call to action buttons have a consistent separated placement on the lower portion of the app) the main change is making the first 'landing/homepage' of the app some critical general information about how the OCR processing happens along with an opportunity to find out more on the website (option for offline info for those not connected to the internet) or start using DZ (this opens the file picker). The intention is that this would appear for users for the first approx 5 times that DZ is opened and then after that the information is presumed known and no longer shown. Button colours are shown inMacOS 'system' colours.
An option for users to dismiss this information 'early' (and then find it again in a menu option) should be considered
An option for the 'Start using DZ' CTA to take users to a
Information not included: DZ does not 'clean' your original document/file of potential malicious spyware/malware.