You are using Ubuntu MATE 15.10. Welcome looks different and have much more polish look in 16.04, manly thanks to @lah7 and maybe few others! It also has a lot more features and informations for new users. It actually looks different in Live cd/usb mode and can help you with info about how to install it on your system.
Thanks for those links Luke, it reminded me that I could install in on my actual system and also made me realise I don't have right setting for DPi as I would need to read in Welcome!
Trough that bring me to another small problem, when clicking on links in Software, especially first icon some text is missing now. Other don't have such problem, maybe just a little bit more space between the green icon and text.
It looks like some optimisation will be needed when using the program when things get larger. From your screenshot, I can see it’s between DPI 116 - 122 (Zoom Level 1.3).
You are close, but I use one level smaller (had to check). It’s 113, so according to your list 1.2. Thanks for detailed explanations Learned something new again.
After clicking either Welcome "Subscribe to Welcome updates", or Software Boutique "Retrieve the latest software listings.", if one doesn't enter a password when asked, after closing the usual warning message (seen below)
though no password was entered, ppa.launchpad.net/git-core/ppa/ubuntu is added to Other Software, and the option to subscribe or retrieve updates disappears until this ppa is removed.
For the future, would it help design/layout if Welcome and Software Boutique were presented as the same size?
Please understand this is in no way a criticism, far from it, just a simple question.
Would it help new users understand the relationship between Welcome and Software Boutique if both showed similar Subscribe/Retrieve information, users will then realise both will be updated even if only Subscribe or Retrieve has been activated?
In getting started under Keyboard Shortcuts there is Crtl + X written twice.
Question why there are two Boutiques ... One is Software Boutique and then there is one in the shop section Ubuntu MATE Boutique which may cause confusion and it's also harder for translating.
Suggestion in Keyboard Shortcut, there could be a line that say Super is also known as Windows key, from those coming from other OS.
Not really. Welcome shouldn't be a humongous window taking up all the screen space whereas the Boutique itself can benefit from a bit more of a bump in space for applications.
I can see where you're coming from, but it shouldn't matter too much, as there is a button in the top-right (with a tool-tip explaining when hovered) already and then this option at the bottom (when not yet subscribed).
@ele Good catch. I'll remove the repeated CTRL+X line.
It does not replace it.
The “Boutique” is a voluntarily limited list of common / best in class software.
If you go to the “More Software” section of the Boutique (second last icon on the right) you can install Synaptic and other tools to search more software.