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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: New panel layout
From:       seele () obso1337 ! org
Date:       2005-08-30 14:27:42
Message-ID: 12079.150.214.57.98.1125412062.squirrel () webmail ! halcyonhosting ! net
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>> Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
>>
>>On Monday 29 August 2005 08:29, Uno Engborg wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Now we need to find a place for the things removed. The obvious solution
>>>would be to do like Gnome and add a panel at the top of the screen as
>>>well,
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Ximian introduced this, and i've heard that those same people are in the
>>process of removing it. why? usability studies with real world people
>> showed
>>it doesn't work out so well for average users.
>>
>>
> Sounds interesting. You don't happen to have any links or references?
>
> BTW, I think that we are going to see a lot of usability studies showing
> that
> shows that the less something looks like Microsoft the less usable it
> will be.
> And of course familiarity is one aspect of usability and as most people
> have
> some exposure to Windows  there would be some sort of truth in it
>
> Just like people have become accustomed to that a car have a steering
> wheal
> brake, clutch, accelerator and stick in certain positions.  they  have
> been
> accustomed to the look and feel of windows and if it deviates from that
> it is hard to use even if the difference would be beneficial to them in
> the long run.

you cant compare years of human factors engineering in automobiles to high
familiarity of using Windows.  one was engineered in a way to fit human
and the other was engineered and humans fit to it.


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