I'm taking an HCI class this semester. I've pretty much lost interest in this topic because it's been misinterpreted by many.
On Wed, 2007-01-17 at 23:10 -0500, Rodney Dawes wrote: > The problem with usability, is that it mostly isn't. The window > management metaphor however, does fit well with the limitations we have, > and with how people manage things in real life. People multitask. They > eat, play video games, drive around, talk on the phone, use the PC, > draw silly pictures, and do many other things, simultaneously. Trying to > tell them that they can't do that any more, will make it harder to use > the computer, not easier. > > What would really help, would be moving away from strictly having the > "desktop" as we know it in software, and get away from the single or > very few displays, pointing device, and keyboard way of thinking. When > I'm working, I want to get up and move around, and do many things at > once. I don't like being stuck in front of the same screen all day long, > sitting in the same chair, with my hands in the same position, my > fingers moving slightly, to fill in the words on my screen. I want my > desktop computer to be more of a central docking station and server, > more than a place I am required to be to get things done. > > Another common term for Usability is HCI (Human-Computer Interaction). > However, it's still about how I can sit in this one position, and work > more efficiently. It's much more about the computer, than the human. > It lacks a certain amount of ergonomics and fluidity. It would be nice > if someone could get us out of the rut we keep digging deeper, and help > us leap into the 21st century, where we should be living. > > -- dobey > > > On Wed, 2007-01-17 at 23:22 +0100, pohlmannmark72 wrote: > > Apart from the proposed functionality, it would be confusing for a > > user to have that kind of framed environment. For years, users are > > manipulating windows all day long. Changing that would be a very deep > > change in their way to use a window. I would not recommand that. > > Beside that, I do agree that this would be a very quick way to switch > > from one window to another. To conclude, as a reminder, you could use > > the ALT+TAB key combination to have that feature. > > > _______________________________________________ > Usability mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
