Re: [Usability]Insert/overwrite, how should i do a usability study?

[Roberto Rosselli Del Turco <rosselli ling unipi it>]

Joaquin Cuenca Abela wrote:
> --- Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie> wrote:
>
> > Some one on the abiword list also suggested the
> > cursor change and it has
> > been approved in theory.
> > Dom fundamentally disagrees with me that it is worth
> > interupting the user
> > about this, which is why i need to produce some sort
> > of imperical data.
>
>
> Well, I agree with him.  Popping a dialog box just
> because you used the insert button is plain wrong. 
> And you don't need scientific studies to prove that,
> usability starts with common sense.

Yes, but you could just include the usual checkbox "Don't display this
warning next time", so that newbies are warned about the implications of
  overwriting (and possibily pointed to the change in cursor shape),
while more experienced users will be annoyed once only.

Ciao

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