Re: [Usability] merging applets

["Michael R. Head" <burner suppressingfire org>]

On Sat, 2006-08-12 at 12:36 +0200, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote:
> 
> Efficiency is only one aspect of usability, and there might be other 
> reasons to keep using separate applets (ability to show multiple 
> categories simultaneously? substantially different ideal window
> widths? 
> ease of extension?), but none that I can think of stand out as being 
> particularly important. 

Yeah, and GOMS analyses, while great at measuring maximum UI efficiency
for expert users should be at best a secondary tool for designers, IMHO.
The best thing (as always) is to do a study with a selection of target
users. To put it another way, if browser mode is harder to comprehend
for file management, why is it good for control panels?

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Michael R. Head <burner suppressingfire org>
suppressingfire.org