On 04/27/12 23:23, peter sikking wrote:
OK, I cannot resist quoting this review:
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/27/ubuntu_12_04_lts_review/>
it uses GIMP to discuss ubuntu’s HUD. but then:
‘Of course GIMP is an app that lends itself to the mouse so
switching to the keyboard to use the HUD isn't always faster.’
if a software reviewer, with (I postulate) nowhere near the
speed demands of our core users, can see the flaw, then...
yes, context is everything in interaction design,
--ps
founder + principal interaction architect
man + machine interface works
http://blog.mmiworks.net: on interaction architecture
An interface that makes you drop your focus on the mouse pointer, look
down at the keyboard and them back at a different part of the screen to
see whether it has found a match ...
We called it heads up display because once you lowered your head(s) to
look at the keyboard, you'll need to raise your _heads up_ again.
Clever , no ?
/gg
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