On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 17:41 -0400, Jeff Spaleta wrote: > In broader strokes... I think gnome IS following lessons taken from > existing credible studies as they become available. I think Sun's 2001 > study marked a turning point towards a general change to designing for This study keeps being repeated every once and a while to try to prove there is a significant study but I disagree. It is a very crappy study. It has a small number of test subjects Most test subjects had years of experience with Windows, CDE, and others. So: a) small number ==> nowhere near representative b) test subjects ==> opinions tainted from habits Small changes I make on default desktops I install have proven to be considered easier and more coherent by the users: * $HOME is desktop * a mix of two panels * shading instead of maximize on double click * menu key brings up main menu and few other short cuts * ... In comparison with Sun's test study: a) I have tried only a slightly smaller number of users b) most of them don't have computer habits So yeah, whatever, but don't bring that study up as if it is something great and good, 'cause like Slowaris, it ain't. Rui -- + No matter how much you do, you never do enough -- unknown + Whatever you do will be insignificant, | but it is very important that you do it -- Gandhi + So let's do it...? Please AVOID sending me WORD, EXCEL or POWERPOINT attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
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