... That's an interation idiom I'm a little suspcious of; it only works when users are dealing with a fixed list of choices that they're very familiar with. It...
... interaction ... of the ... piece of the ... with the ... metaphorical about ... I think we're in agreement - but my use of english may be a bit imprecise....
it's all about the users and their needs... the notion that user interactions (like Tab) are idiomatic, does not mean that they are optional. For example, when...
i tend to do the following: break up roles/personas think about context of usage bridge the two together consider percentage usage of a given persona/role for...
another interesting distinguishing feature I like to make -- especially in the context of development tools -- is the difference between Learnability and ...
UI Guidelines, what good are they? In folks' experiences, what sorts of things are covered in the guidelines? I've seen extensive guidelines that cover look...
to me, in a combo-box type entry situation (where user can pull from a list of previous entries or add a new one) it is much more natural to begin typing what...
classic... i have seen UI design lovers take a green screen data entry app (like for logging in order forms, or tax forms, etc.) and make it into a beautiful...
the point is not whether people know the standards because they read the manual... but rather a kid can tell his grandmother using a genealogy app (with great...
you need to first learn about the shift key being able to give two-meanings to a keypress! soon, folks discover a simple press of a "2" key like: +-----+ ... ...
That makes me wonder what you would be saying if this forum was in French. :-) To answer your question: no, that would be a type dispenser. :-) ... From: Jon...
Except I'd be on the wrong side of the Channel, or in the wrong hemisphere. :-) ... From: Jon Kern To: agile-usability@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 01,...
... Uncle Ron said something very relevant here, and it might have gone over a few heads. Ron said "when you are in a" combo box. He did not say, "When a combo...
... The term "all roads lead to Rome" doesn't just mean than roman civil engineers started from home. It anyone carting their goods from their little farm or ...
... They are essential and generally useless, see below ... I've seen them cover everything like colors, spacing, font, size, general page layouts, preferred...
... At a research gig, a particular hot-head computer scientist had enough clout to override even our civilians' understanding of usability. When he'd insist...
... At a research gig, a particular hot-head computer scientist had enough clout to override even our civilians' understanding of usability. When he'd insist...
Im finding this topic very interesting. I have developed a set of guidelines for our team to use. Everyone had input and we all agreed on them. We tried not...
Who uses Visual Studio + Source safe? When you edit a checked-in file it asks you if you want to check out the file. Press enter and it goes to the Comments...
Hi Lauren, ... Before trying to get people to follow them, find out what is conflicting with the agreements. ... Ask them. ... Try putting a human face to...
... This is part of review in general. I am researching how to configure unit tests to take pictures of their tested windows, and upload these to a server, for...
... Thanks for the plug, Jeff. The workshop should be fun. We're hoping to get a good mix of people, so that attendees will be able to hear a variety of...
... My two default answers, somewhat vague, would be "automation" and "teamwork". Regarding "automation", I try to make it so that the easy thing is the ...
... portray ... real-world ... Generally, yes. If the core/trigger example is in one of our products, I take the negative example and at least redo the...
... Yes, our guidelines tend to be divided into "must" and "should" sorts of guidelines. But, there always has to be enough wiggle room for the "it depends"...
