[Usability] CD Ripping Interface [was Re: ui-review of new modules]

["David Adam Bordoley" <bordoley msu edu>]

Havoc Pennington writes: 

> > FWIW, the best ui for ripping cd's is probably to put an icon on the
> > desktop representing the cd, open the cd, dnd the "files" from the
> > disk to any folder, popup a simple dialog asking the user in what
> > format they would like the songs to be stored in.  [2]
>
> I don't disagree, but see again this has no replicable rationale or
> process behind it. How did you arrive at this view; what are the
> personas, tasks, research, prior art, and so forth. If I wanted to
> argue with you, or understand your point, or learn from your post, how
> would I even start. 
>
> Moreover, this view is only in a transient email with a poor subject
> line; if I were going to implement a CD ripping interface, how would I
> find it? Instead, it should be somewhere more permanent. 
>
> This is what I mean by creating a replicable process and an output
> product for usability. An example might be a repository of design
> documents including rationale and proposed UI. 
>
> (I understand your comment was just an aside, but I'm picking on you
> to make the point ;-)

I forgot to reply to this. 

My design is based on prior art, specifically the copying files from a 
"floppy disk." Ripping cd tracks from a cd is an identical task to copying 
files from a floppy disk. Why create a new one? 

dave