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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Usability test
From:       Jono Bacon <jonobacon_lists () yahoo ! co ! uk>
Date:       2002-02-22 9:57:01
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On Thursday 21 February 2002 11:04 pm, Eric E wrote:
> Hi all,
> 	My roommate is a definite computer neophyte, and since I've just set up
> KDE on my Mandrake 8.1 box, I'd like to run her through a SHORT usability
> test in KDE, as I teach her how to do a few things she wants to do:
> 	I recall that a while back there was talk of a usability test being thrown
> around here.  Did we ever decide on a standard test?  Does anyone have a
> short test I can give her?
> 	From my POV, another key usability analysis tool is something that records
> everything that she does - a kind of "screenshot movie".  People could then
> do some usability analysis on this movie , though if this is for general
> consumption y'all might give me a few security tips before I record...

Hi Eric,

This is great news. Usability tests like this are useful to the study.

As for a standard test - this is not complete at the moment - I started work 
on one but then I got sidetracked elsewhere with other stuff. When I have 
time I will resume work on this.

> Do we have an app like this?  How hard would it be to put one together
> (asks the noncoder)?

I am not aware of a KDE or Linux app for this - but I have not extensively 
hunted one out. Any comments folks?

For the time being either a TV out on the PC or a video camera coul dbe useful 
and then digitise the movie if you want to put it on the net.

>   I'd also like to report a small usability victory for KDE:
> 	This roommate presently uses only MSN messenger (KMerlin) and Hotmail (in
> Konqi) at home, and right now KDE is easier for her to use than WindowsXP,
> because Windows Messenger doesn't work, and I can't seem to fix it w/o
> reinstalling XP.  Kudos to everyone for such great work on KDE!

Thats what we like to hear. :)

	Jono


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