Re: Usability Study Report - Clock problems

[Julian Missig <julian aspect net>]

Well, the thing is that just solving the problem for the clock applet is not the 
solution. Just because Clock was the only thing they tested doesn't mean it's the 
only usability issue :) - it's a pointer to a greater problem with applet usability. 
I know James Cape and others have discussed the idea of some sort of centralized way 
for configuring applets, but I don't know if that got anywhere. Basically, 
configuring the clock, tasklist, desk guide, etc all need to happen in the same 
place. Perhaps this points towards making the preference windows for the applets 
into some sort of capplet-ish thing which can be embedded into a main panel applet 
preference window... I'm not sure of the solution, I just know that making it easier 
to configure the clock isn't going to solve everything. :)

Julian

---- Original Message ----
From:		Heeten
Date:		Fri 7/20/01 13:26
To:		usability gnome org, gnomecc-list gnome org
Subject:	Usability Study Report - Clock problems

Hey lists,

What about if there was a clock window (or capplet or
whatever they're going to be called) that let you pick
your clock, and had a window that previewed what it
looked like, along with let you set it's properties. 
This way people would find the setting where they
expect it, and also would know what the clock names
mean.  -ponder- the only thing is I don't know how
easy it would be to remove the old clock, and make
sure the new one gets put in the right position ( I'm
still pretty unfamiliar with the gnome code )

Anyway, just an idea/thought I had

Heeten

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