WIBNI guidance for new users at first startup
- Dominant language
- APL
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- 4
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- 1
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Description
Currently Dyalog opens with a mostly blank session. Unfamiliar users are left wondering what to click or do to start using the system. Wouldn't It Be Nice If there was a friendly message that gave users the bare minimum information required to use the Session (enter expressions) and save their work in a modern way (Link).
Relatedly, it is a shame that the File Save / Open menu items deal only with binary workspaces, when we are now recommending source in text files.
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Research direction
Start with qSE's ⎕SE initialization path and trace what runs when Dyalog opens a mostly blank Session. Review how the File Save/Open menu items are handled. Done means first-time users receive basic Session and Link guidance, while file operations reflect the recommended text-source workflow.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, developer-experience
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100