On 26/5/08 3:36 AM, "Robert Hoekman Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> "predictability" = no changes from what is current expectations = no >> evolution of ui standards = we'd be stuck with the usability from the >> 1980's technology, not what we've got now. >> >> no? > > No. I simply mean that if you, say, click a link on a web page, predicting > that it will land you on the About Us page, and it does indeed land you on > that page, then that would be deemed to have a high level of usability. > > Likewise, if you click a command link or button‹regardless of whether it > triggers an Ajax function or loads a new page or whatever‹as long as you can > predict the result (not the UI result, but the net result), then it's > usable. For example, you click a Save button believing it will save whatever > you've been working on. It doesn't matter if the resulting success indicator > is on another page or the same one, what matters is that you were able to > accurately and correctly predict what effect the button would have. I wouldn't classify that as "predictable", that's more "satisfying". You wanted something, you did something, you got the result you wanted. Satisfaction. e. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
