Greetings, guys. After doing some testing/research we have found that some key features of our application, DaisyDisk (www.daisydiskapp.com) are not discoverable. )The app scans disk or folder and displays it as sunburst diagram.) People get familiar with the map and navigation very fast, but few can find out that one can right-click/cmd click to reveal the context menu. Context menu is primary used for opening target file or folder in finder.
We are currently looking for some ways to make "reveal file in finder" (and delete) feature more discoverable. Ideas so far: -"Welcome" screen on start. Partially solves the problem for people willing to read/scan it. -"Hint area", displaying hint if user is inactive for a while. Not really elegant and out of user's focus, but can be extended to other feature. -"Handler". Display handlers after hovering sector for a while. Ugly, requires too much space (sectors can be small), hides information behind. -"Drag area" trash bin icon with "drag files here to delete" hint. Requires some paradigm shift (more drag'n'drop-centric), cannot be used for other context actions. ________________________________________________________________ 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
