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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: 88646 can be closed
From:       Jacob Beauregard <jake13jake () comcast ! net>
Date:       2007-05-21 0:16:28
Message-ID: 200705202016.28762.jake13jake () comcast ! net
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Links of interest:

http://developer.kde.org/documentation/standards/kde/style/menus/index.html
"KDE distinguishes between options and the configuration of an application." 
This wording confuses me. Also, there is no text in the guideline for use of 
tools. This document really really needs work.

http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/2.0/menus-standard.html
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/ind \
ex.html?http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/XHIGIntro/chapter_1_section_1.html


http://java.sun.com/products/jlf/ed2/book/HIG.Menus.html (not so great)
http://java.sun.com/products/jlf/at/book/Menus.html#49443 (a bit better)



On Sunday 20 May 2007 11:40:12 jos poortvliet wrote:
> Op Sunday 20 May 2007, schreef Sven Burmeister:
> > Hi!
> > 
> > On Sonntag, 20. Mai 2007, jos poortvliet wrote:
> > > Problem is that apparently the 'real' usability people aren't reading
> > > this list (anymore), probably because the huge amount of uninformed and
> > > bogus discussions that have been going on here.
> > 
> > Ignoring users' discussions is not really useful if there are not enough
> > usability people anyway, is it? Are there any results the experts and
> > real usability people can present?
> 
> Maybe there is such a lack of usability people (and time) they don't have
> time to engage in discussions with users? I think this thread (and the fact
> the usability people don't respond) makes clear we need more help in this
> area.
> 
> I think, in terms of results, the articles about HIG on the DOT are a good
> thing - they let non-usability experts help out on usability issues.
> 
> > http://wiki.openusability.org/guidelines/index.php/Main_Page looks pretty
> > redish.
> > 
> > Sven
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