| 130 | | * After starting HeuristicLab it is not very obvious that the user has to choose the small new item button in order to have access to the standard methods. |
| 131 | | * swagner: Would it be an acceptable solution to show the new dialog automatically each time the HL 3.3 Optimizer is started? Another solution would be to show a wizard that guides the user through the first steps. If we want to have a wizard, should it show anything else than the available items that can be created? |
| 132 | | * gkronber: I think this is an important point because potential new users can be scared off within one minute if HeuristicLab doesn't have a few simple entry points to begin experimenting. One idea that comes to mind is to open a 'starter document' that has just 3 or 4 large buttons that activate a few basic entry points (e.g. "Genetic Algorithm: Optimize Tours", "Evolution Strategy: Find Minimum of Real-Valued Functions", "Show List of all Demos", "Load Algorithm From File"). Maybe we add an opt-out button for this starter screen. Sure a wizard of the kind "Solve your problem in 4 steps" would be nice but is probably not really necessary. |
| 133 | | * swagner: In a discussion with maffenze it was decided to show a "Start Page" when the optimizer is started that contains initial information how to use HeuristicLab and how to create new algorithms and problems. |
| 134 | | * swagner: A start page has been implemented in r3202. Is this enough to guide new users? Should there be any additional or other information shown on the start page? |
