On Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:25:07 +0200, Roman Joost <roman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Well, i think first a bit to the background of upcoming Usability Tests. > I met Ellen Reitmayr at the GIMP 2.0 Release Party in Berlin and she is > involved in some Usability studies for the KDE Project (with the whole > company relevantive AG). After some discussions about the KDE Usability > tests, we agreed, that some Usability tests for the GIMP would be nice > for having feedback to the developers from some usability experts. As others have already said, this is an excellent initiative. Thanks! > Tasks for the first test (all-day-usage; all of the are common tasks for > all people, except the one where the indicated group is mentioned): [...] The tests look good. There is another test that I have tried in the past with new users. The optional parts may be a bit more complex for new users, but the basic part could be useful for your test or for tuture tests: Draw a red circle around some elements of a given image (objects or people's faces). Optional parts: - ask for an oval or for a perfect circle, - thick circle or thin circle (1 pixel), - fully opaque or partially transparent red circle. Things to observe: - Does the user find the right tool(s) to do the job? (selections or paths)? - If not, then is a basic explanation sufficient to understand the concept? Or does the user need more guidance? (Basic explanation: "First select the shape that you want, then use Edit->Stroke Selection.") - For perfect circles, does the user find the right modifier? - For partially transparent circles, how does the user do it? (using a separate layer, using brush transparency, etc.) The option about 1-pixel thin circles was only relevant for gimp-1.2 and may not be useful for 2.0, thanks to the new stroke dialog. -Raphaël
