Feature Request: Specifying Technical Proficiency

[InternetUser]

Came from the LTT video and just had the simple idea of an option in the settings that allowed people to specify what level of technical proficiency they're at, be that more a technical person who just wants to simply get on with things versus someone who is new and isn't sure what certain technical jargon might mean (ie. What's a manual IP address do?).

Depending on what technical proficiency they're at, you could add additional warnings/information before updating configurations that a less technically-inclined user would struggle to troubleshoot (eg. Changing between DHCP network settings vs manual settings which may seemingly "brick" the system to some users).

I'd imagine given the potentially wide range of users HexOS could be useful for, such a feature might come in handy. Having this as a separate setting (potentially called "Additional warnings") or as a group of settings under "Guidance Settings" would mean that tech-savvy users don't feel like they're having to battle with the system to get it to do what they want whereas less tech-savvy users don't feel worried about bricking their system.

[Mawson]

Are you imagining that this would work kind of like a difficulty setting in a game? As in your would set your proficiency level when you first installed the app, and that would modulate the level of features available and the amount of hand holding that the UI would do?
 

 

[Sparkrdom]

I think I'd rather they just focus on the features, and purely on the ease of use. Spending more time figuring out "levels" of technical proficiency seems like a waste of resources.

[Ramhound]

So, I think it would be a good idea to be able to set a mode that hides options. I also feel that a warning where it's appropriate would be welcomed by most.

Options could be categorized, allowing users to indicate which categories they are familiar with. For example, a user could choose "novice" in a category like Virtualization, which would apply reasonable defaults to VMs and Docker applications. However, selecting "expert" would allow users to change those defaults to their preferred preference.