Go button [Re: Save Icon]

[Reinout van Schouwen <reinouts gnome org>]

Hi all,

Forwarding this from the usability list, since the Go button was subject
of discussion here recently.

Op Tue, 31 Jan 2006 01:17:11 +0000, schreef Alan Horkan:

> 
> On Mon, 30 Jan 2006, Evandro Fernandes Giovanini wrote:
> 
>> (FWIW, it seems Microsoft removed "Go" the button from Internet Explorer
>> 7).
> 
> I actually like having a Go button.  Sometimes having the extra button can
> be very reassuring and it is certainly more easily discovered.  My other
> reason is probably because I used some very unreliable browsers for many
> years, and in this case I mean Mozilla (I used many different nightly
> builds on a regular basis updating regularly from about M12 until Mozilla
> 1.0 was finally released.  I still get annoyed that Esc doesn't Stop the
> load of web pages as effectively as it used to and I'm often forced to use
> the stop button on the toolbar).
> 
> Clearly visible buttons do help discoverability and sometimes even better
> reliability.  From my observations infrequent users may as well be
> absolute beginners, as they essentially need to relearn everything all
> over again, so discoverability is key.
> 
> Later ;)
> 
> - Alan