On 10/4/05, Andreas Boehmer [Addictive Media]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Perhaps it'd make sense to mention what website usability issues that
> > bug these users, rather than going by your gut feeling - atleast Jakob
> > asked his subscribers. It'd be interesting to note how many people you
> > asked about it before coming to the conclusion that he was wrong.
>
> Sounds like a challenge. I should start a poll of my own, then. :)

Sorry if I sounded like an ass - but seriously, I do think Jakob's got
a few good points in his article.

> My conclusion was based on the fact that in all the Usability Tests I have
> conducted so far I have hardly ever heard anybody mention "fixed font sizes"
> as their #1 mistake for a website. In fact, the only time I ever heard it
> mention was during accessibility tests with visually disabled users. Other
> than that users might mention font-size at some point, but according to my
> observations people focus on much more obvious things.

Interesting observation. I'm on a rather big resolution here, and even
with quite ok eyesight, I need to enlarge the text size to keep from
going blind. And at the uni, I often come across browser windows that
have font size increased, especially on small monitors.

It may not be the most bugging issue, but it does bug nonetheless.

> Shocking design, unclear labelling of sections, inconsistent navigation and
> (as Katrina mentioned in an earlier post) unwanted popups would be amongst
> them.

You got that dead right :o)

cheers,
Prabhath
http://nidahas.com
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