KarmicLoginExperienceSpec
Launchpad Entry: dx-karmic-gdm-greeter
Created: 2009-05-25
Contributors: DX & Design teams, Ubuntu Platform
Packages affected: gdm
Summary
This specification documents the proposed Login Experience for Karmic, which is comprised of:
- the login sequence, either in auto-login or in standard/manual mode
- the logout sequence
- the session switching sequence
The scenarios for this specification are supported by several modules, based mostly on the new GDM infrastructure.
This specification is part of DesktopExperienceTeam/KarmicBootExperienceSpec
Release Note
Release notes, based on the above description and impacted packages, will be detailed as the integration progresses.
Rationale
User stories
Assumptions
This spec has been designed for conventional x86 systems. Parts of it may probably also apply to other hardware architectures.
(User Interface) Design
The overall look & feel and design requirements for the new boot experience are expressed in a separate document: see DesktopExperienceTeam/KarmicBootExperienceDesignSpec
(Technical Design and) Implementation
Test/Demo Plan
The test plan will be documented, based on the user stories above, at http://testcases.qa.ubuntu.com/Plans/KarmicBootExperience
Unresolved issues