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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Usability Bugs and.....?
From:       Eric E <whalesuit () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2001-09-05 21:43:24
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I agree - there's stuff all over the KDE website and docs saying that if you 
want to influence the development project, you gotta get in while the 
developers are working on it - i.e., CVS/

I myself would love to run the CVS version of KDE, if for no other reason 
than to be "bleeding edge" ;-).  Unfortunately I've had a hard time learning 
how to use CVS and subsquently set up an alternate KDE installation without 
corrupting my main installation.

Anyone know of any docs that can help one do this?  Maybe if I figure it out 
I'll try to document it.

EE


On Tuesday 04 September 2001 06:06 am, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> hi...
>
> > User-centered design requires a lot of working with developers early on.
> > There are task analyses and prototypes to be done, before anybody ever
> > sits down to write code.  One of the hardest parts of UCD is convincing
> > people
>
> if you see this as The Goal, then be prepared to:
>
>  o run a CVS version of KDE
>  o get familiar with some of the basic tools (e.g. Qt Designer would be a
> good app to become familiar with as more KDE developers start using it)
>  o subscribe to the devel list for the application you are tracking (if one
> exists)
>  o thoroughly think through what you suggest before suggesting it:
> usability/look people seem to be great at brainstorming ideas, and
> programmers seem to be good at discounting ideas when they occur quickly
> and without much visible substance
>  o remember to point out the good parts as well as the not-so-good (OSS dev
> runs on a lot of unpaid egos, so encouragement is important)
>  o be prepared to take "no" for an answer from time to time =P
>
> i think it would be GREAT if usability people tracked along with the
> various projects, especially the bigger and more visible ones (e.g. kicker,
> konqueror).
>
> i for one am not a big fan of (nor very good at) creating user interfaces,
> so i like it whenever i can point at someone else as being the person to
> blame for the UI =P
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