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List:       kde-panel-devel
Subject:    Plasma Desktop UX
From:       Michal Luscon <mluscon () gmail ! com>
Date:       2011-05-27 19:40:24
Message-ID: 4DDFFE28.4030505 () gmail ! com
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Hi,
I would like to put forward several proposals aimed to increase Plasma 
Desktop usability. As I mentioned in my blog post 
<http://bliak.blogspot.com/2011/05/plasma-desktop-ux-testing_17.html> I 
was conducting usability testing of new widget addition which revealed 
some usability shortcomings. In fallowing lines I will try to outline my 
intended solutions and I am expecting your suggestions or objections.

#1 - no significant GUI action after right click and unlock widget choice
Tested users was really confused because they expect GUI response after 
every of their action in user interface. I think that it would be better 
to show right upper toolbox menu after right click and unlock widget choice.

#2 - horizontal menu Add Widgets does not correspond with previous user 
experience
This is thing to discuss.

#3 - low sensitivity of scrollbar button(arrow icon) in Add Widget menu
Ease to fix.

#4 - some widgets are not movable by dragging the whole surface
My opinion is that all widgets would be movable by dragging their 
surface in the case of unlocked state(touch devices).

#5 - widget's buttons resize, rotate and setup don't contain pop-up help
I made up two possible solutions of this issue - pop-up help :-) or 
special mouse pointers(#6)

#6 - mouse pointer is not changed when it is holding rotate button
Oxygen mouse pointer theme does not contain action pointers(rotate, 
resize, ... )

Michal Luscon

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    Hi,<br>
    I would like to put forward several proposals aimed to increase
    Plasma Desktop usability. As I mentioned in my <a
href="http://bliak.blogspot.com/2011/05/plasma-desktop-ux-testing_17.html">blog
      post</a> I was conducting usability testing of new widget addition
    which revealed some usability shortcomings. In fallowing lines I
    will try to outline my intended solutions and I am expecting your
    suggestions or objections.<br>
    <br>
    #1 - no significant GUI action after right click and unlock widget
    choice<br>
    Tested users was really confused because they expect GUI response
    after every of their action in user interface. I think that it would
    be better to show right upper toolbox menu after right click and
    unlock widget choice.<br>
    <br>
    #2 - horizontal menu Add Widgets does not correspond with previous
    user experience<br>
    This is thing to discuss. <br>
    <br>
    #3 - low sensitivity of scrollbar button(arrow icon) in Add Widget
    menu<br>
    Ease to fix. <br>
    <br>
    #4 - some widgets are not movable by dragging the whole surface<br>
    My opinion is that all widgets would be movable by dragging their
    surface in the case of unlocked state(touch devices).<br>
    <br>
    #5 - widget's buttons resize, rotate and setup don't contain pop-up
    help<br>
    I made up two possible solutions of this issue - pop-up help :-) or
    special mouse pointers(#6)<br>
    <br>
    #6 - mouse pointer is not changed when it is holding rotate button<br>
    Oxygen mouse pointer theme does not contain action pointers(rotate,
    resize, ... )<br>
    <br>
    Michal Luscon<br>
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