erland;691120 Wrote: > We aren't necessarily talking about removing functions, I think it's > primarily about making them easier and more intuitive to access. There > are many design choices in the Logitech user interfaces that are based > on a technical or geek perspective rather then a usability perspective. > You can't just add a function as a new menu item, to make a good user > interface you need to start thinking about when and in what context > people are going to want to access that function.
Exactly. Use basic menus and have an advanced selection to expand the menus for instance. Personally I would use the advanced selection but plenty of users just want to view the basic functions. This applies to both the hardware interfaces and LMS. As mentioned previously it may also mean changing some of the selections to make them more intuitive for the less capable user. The hardest thing to do when designing software is placing yourself in shoes of the user. How simple or technical do you make it. If it's too hard then people give up and try something else. Conversely if it's too simplistic or limited then the technically inclined can get frustrated with the usability (see Apple). For Squeezebox to survive it needs more users and therefore needs to reassess the interfaces to make it simpler but at the same time not alienate the geeks, technically minded and the HiFi crowd. As mentioned previously this also would include producing some simpler hardware along side the Touch. It's not diluting concept but expanding it. -- Gingernut63 MonkeySqueeze - Squeezing music into your life! http://twitter.com/#!/MonkeySqueeze1 MonkeySqueeze Support: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=59515 MonkeySqueeze Development: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=59907 1 x Squeezebox Boom - 2 x Duets - SqueezePlay - iPeng on an iPod Touch - Squeeze Player on an Android Phone - MediaMonkey - MonkeyTunes for Apple and Android ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gingernut63's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48490 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93207 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
