1. Too many icons on both of Whonix desktops.
//Workstation icon situation review//
Workstation icons - http://a.pomf.se/iqbmix.jpg
To remove:
Tor Browser Recommended way to start etc
Either we have this or the Tor Browser icon. There is no need for both. My vote is for plain Tor Browser.
Developer Mailing List
Developer Mailing List is a low traffic area. There is already a Forum icon which serves essentially the same purpose since announcements are essentially the same. Remove.
Contribute to Whonix
Best way to get people involved is through the forum feeling of community. People will always have questions about how exactly to help at X and forum is the best place to get those answers. If we really want to keep contribute we can change Donate link to https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Contribute because “Donate” is shown there too. I do however think this is not needed and only Donate link will do just fine.
//Gateway icon situation review//
Gateway icons - http://a.pomf.se/dtnoqt.jpg
To remove:
Open /etc/whonix_firewall50user
How often is this really used? If you are versed enough to use user specific firewall rules, you don’t need an icon IMO.
2. Names of the icons are too long/awkward
Rule of a thumb - Any sentence that gets blurred is too long. If we want additional descriptions, they should be displayed when when the mouse cursor is over the icon (if that and name icon can be made as different content).
//Workstation icon name situation review//
Old name — New Name
Start Tor Browser (Whonix) — Tor Browser
User Help Forum — Whonix Forum
Whonix Documentation — Documentation
Check Tor Connection… — System check? (Full description can be in the cloud that appears)
//Gateway icon situation review//
Old name --> New Name
Open /etc/whonix_firewall30 --> (Global) Firewall settings
Open /etc/whonix_firewall50user --> User firewall settings
Open /etc/tor/torrc in kwrite. --> Tor Configuration (torrc)
Open /etc/tor/torrc.example --> Tor Configuration examples
Shutdown Tor and start… --> Restart Tor
Reload Whonix Firewall --> Reload Firewall
Stop Tor using Sudo --> Shutdown Tor
Reload Tor using “sudo”… --> Reload Tor
whonixsetup-connection --> Whonix connection setup?