Re: [IxDA Discuss] Leaving Las Vegas...I mean the website site.
Not sure about making it a better place.. I try. I at least make it a bigger place :). I've had a few people email me asking for a code example so I thought I'd post the response here. If anyone is interested you can see the script in action at http://www.kimburgess.info. The JavaScript that handles the link augmentation is on line 37 of http://www.kimburgess.info/scripts/dev/kimburgess.js. It's commented but if you've got any questions don't be afraid to ask. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46314 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Leaving Las Vegas...I mean the website site.
The target=_blank debate is an interesting one. Initially I stopped using it as it wasn't included in the core XHTML 1.1 (although it can be added as module). Recently I've considered the appropriateness of its use a lot more and settled on utilizing unobtrusive JavaScript (JS) to give anchors which posses a rel attribute with a value of external a behaviour which causes them to open up in a fresh window. I'll also utilize JS append a small graphic to the link that signifies it will open a new window and append (opens in a new window) to the title attribute to give the user some extra info in their tool-tip. The nice thing about this method is that if the user's browser has JS support active this additional behaviour and information will be added, and if they don't they still have a link that acts nicely and has the rel attribute defined in a meaningful way. By quickly glancing at a link (or hovering over it to show the tool-tip) they are alerted to the fact that it will open in a new window. It is also very easy to allow users to disable this behaviour through some form of preferences (either session or account). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46314 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] UX Team Collaboration
Karen, the issue you are describing with the icons is a client side issue. If you are windows based you may be interested in looking into TortoiseSVN. It's a fantastic client that integrates very nicely with the windows explorer. Rather than 'blowing away' the file icons is uses small overlays so that you can quickly identify the filetype and its current svn status. Also, subversion itself does not have any inherent file size limits (apart from those of the operating system the server is running on). The problem you are describing is likely to be the result of your pre-commit hook script implimenting a size limit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=45252 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] UX Team Collaboration
Subversion is pretty much the de facto standard as far as centralized version control goes. It is a fantasic piece of software and there are loads of tools round for easily integrating it into your workflow. Alternatively you may also be interested in looking into distributed version control systems such as Git (http://git-scm.com/) and Bazaar (http://bazaar-vcs.org/). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=45252 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Interface Prototyping and Usability Testing
I'm currently in the process of developing a touch based interface for AV system control. When deployed, the interface will be operating on proprietry touch input hardware however I'm looking into technologies I can utilize during the development and user testing phase. Users involved in the testing are geographically distributed so I'm looking for tools I can use to quickly push out interface concepts for feedback. The interface is rather simple and does not utilize multi-touch or rely heavily on gestural input, however it does utilize a live video stream (which will be emulated for testing). I'm currently leaning towards just using flash for prototypes as I can host it locally and have the remote users connect in without requiring any additional hardware or software. My main concern is that they will be interfacing with it via a mouse rather than touch input. I don't think this will be a deal breaker given the simplicity of it, however I'm curious as to what others have done in this situation. Cheers. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interface Prototyping and Usability Testing
Thanks all for the suggestions so far. Our research has shown that the system is going to have to be accessable to users who can barely use a computer through to those who are complete tech geeks. As such this usability testing is being used to gather quantitative data that we have reached usability goals with an established design before creating a fully functional version. Additionally we are needing to verify that the iconography and semantics are properly interpreted across our sample user base. I really like the idea of implimenting a 'finger cursor' or even taking it further so that it masks the full area that would be obfuscated by a average size hand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44857 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
