Re: [Usability] FYI: UsabilityGuidelines handbill

[Tim Janik <timj gtk org>]

On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Alan Horkan wrote:

>
> [I prefer not to crosspost]
>
> On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Tim Janik wrote:
>
> > Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 14:55:14 +0100 (CET)
> > From: Tim Janik <timj gtk org>
> > To: hig gnome org, usability gnome org
> > Cc: Beasty Crowd <beast gnome org>
> > Subject: [Usability] FYI: UsabilityGuidelines handbill
> >
> > hello usability folks.
> >
> > the beast wiki web gained a usability guideline document, listing
> > short on-the-spot design rules for common design considerations.
>
> This is a great idea.  A cheat sheet like this will be very useful.
>
> > while the GNOME HIG does a good job of explaining things in depth
> > and giving rationeles, this handbill is intended to quickly lookup
> > advice on an issue, or rule-of-thumb sum ups on several items.
> >
> > 	http://beast.gtk.org/wiki.php?id=UsabilityGuidelines
>
> The page eventually loaded but I'm concerned by the section on Abbr.
> or abbreviations for those of you who had to stop and think for an extra
> second to figure out what that was.
> My concern is that the section doesn't begin by saying that Abbreviations
> (and Acronyms) should be avoided like the plague.  They force you to take
> that extra mental step of expanding them, if you are lucky enough to be
> able to figure them out at all.

point taken, i added that to the page now.

the URL i posted earlier for discussions was incorrect btw, the correct link is:

	http://beast.gtk.org/wiki.php?id=Discussion

> I think that acceptable use of Abbreviations or Acronyms is extremely rare
> if it exists at all.  (I do always try to refer to the HIG as Guidelines
> and as often as possible and avoid acronyms and abbreviations but I might
> sometimes fail to meet my own high standards).

fortunately, the site is back to a normal load of 1.2.

>
> Sincerely
>
> Alan Horkan
>

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ciaoTJ