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Subject:    amaroK usability report
From:       "Chi Shang Cheng" <chishangcheng () gmail ! com>
Date:       2006-05-01 22:33:07
Message-ID: 8e5359a90605011533u639948a3x664e84cd0c2fc107 () mail ! gmail ! com
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I have conducted a quick heuristic evaluation of amaroK.

Abstract:
After a short heuristic evaluation of Amarok, a total of 41 usability issue=
s
were found. Only 8 issues of low severity were found, 11 were marked medium=
,
and the remaining 22 issues considered highly severe.
Most of the issues were related to design flaws. The application was not
tested for task-oriented usability. Even though the application functioned
properly from a technical perspective, attention should be given to a more
aesthetic user interface design in the future.

I wished MS Word could handle images better... the spacing isn't correct
here and there, but it's the content that matters. :)

I have tried to upload the report on OpenUsability.org, but it didn't work.
Hopefully, the following URL should work:
http://chishangcheng.googlepages.com/amaroKusabilityreport.pdf
It should be noted that this evaluation was not thorough. I'm planning to d=
o
some more usability work on amaroK after 1.4 final release. Hopefully, most
issues that I have addressed can be fixed in time for 1.4. :)

Comments are welcome!

Chi Shang

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I have conducted a quick heuristic evaluation of amaroK. <br><br>Abstract:<span \
style=""><br>After a short heuristic evaluation of Amarok, a total of 41 usability \
issues were found. Only 8 issues of low severity were found, 11 were marked medium, \
and the remaining 22 issues considered highly severe.</span><span style=""><br>Most \
of the issues were related to design flaws. The application was not tested for \
task-oriented usability. Even though the application functioned properly from a \
technical perspective, attention should be given to a more aesthetic user interface
design in the future.</span>

<br><br>I wished MS Word could handle images better... the spacing isn't correct here \
and there, but it's the content that matters. :)<br><br>I have tried to upload the \
report on OpenUsability.org, but it didn't work. Hopefully, the following URL should \
work:  <a href="http://chishangcheng.googlepages.com/amaroKusabilityreport.pdf">http://chishangcheng.googlepages.com/amaroKusabilityreport.pdf</a><br>It \
should be noted that this evaluation was not thorough. I'm planning to do some more \
usability work on amaroK after  1.4 final release. Hopefully, most issues that I have \
addressed can be fixed in time for 1.4. :)<br><br>Comments are welcome!<br><br>Chi \
Shang<br>



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