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Resources: Misleading text #4

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Some of the language used throughout the app is misleading or hard to understand.
When iPW is not run as admin, loading the iPod's firmware in iPod edit mode will display two errors. One errors is titled 'Error' and the second is titled 'iPodWizard' which could be a bug. It's unnecessary to mention the operating system since even Windows XP and modern Windows requires administrator privileges. This could be shortened to one error message with possible causes, Is iTunes closed? Make sure you're running as administrator, etc.

Steps To Reproduce:

  1. Connect an iPod prepared for iPodWizard
  2. Open iPodWizard without admin privileges
  3. Enter iPod edit mode
  4. Load firmware
  5. Observe the two error messages

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Description:

The Theme Previewer doesn't display 1G/2G/3G iPods. All of those iPods have the same resolution screen as a 4G but the language used is misleading and may cause users to think their iPod is unsupported.

Steps To Reproduce:

  1. Open iPodwizard as administrator
  2. Load any compatible firmware
  3. Navigate to the 'Themes' tab
  4. Open the 'Theme Previewer'
  5. In the Theme Previewer window, click the iPod Screen resolution dropdown
  6. Read the dropdown list

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Edit mode using the wrong terminology. IPSW files are no longer exclusively iPod software files. They are now used on the Apple watch, TV, iPad, etc. It's not necessary to change the terminology since it is technically correct, however people who work with IPSW files or are new to iPodWizard may confuse an 'iPodSoftware file' for iPodWizard's own binary format, labelled as 'Firmware File'. A better label could be 'IPSW file' and 'Firmware Binary' respectively.

Steps To Reproduce:

  1. Open iPodWizard
  2. Click the 'Edit Mode' dropdown
  3. Read the dropdown list

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Repro rate: 100%

Affected Versions: v1.3 v1.4

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