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K. I have a simple solution for this guy. Don't change your Firefox persona. It's a feature, and guess what? You don't have to use it! I, myself, sifted throug

by hkuo 17y ago

K. I have a simple solution for this guy. Don't change your Firefox persona. It's a feature, and guess what? You don't have to use it! I, myself, sifted through a few of them and landed on one that I quite like. I've lived with it for a day, and I like it. It's not distracting, and it livens up the grayness of the toolbar a little bit. So I fall on the side of people that like it. There will be some that don't. But again, you have the choice to do so or not. Nothing to create a whole rant over!

hkuo 17y ago
btw, I work in the field of user experience. I see zero usability problems with this. Any choice a user makes for his or her own interface is their choice, and if it works for them, then who is to tell them that they are wrong? It is the usability expert's job to discover how and why a person does the things they do, and not tell them how they should be doing it. For example, have you looked at some of your coworker's desktops? Everyone sets it up differently to how they prefer to work. Some have icons littering their desktop. Some have 50 apps in their taskbar. Some people like to use spotlight. Some people like to click through folders. There will always be a better way, certainly, if they so desire, but some people just like things the way they like it. And if they're happy with that, then they're happy. And that's the most important thing.
- mullr 17y ago
  Though I agree with you on this particular issue, I don't think the broader one is quite as clear-cut. In particular, littered taskbars and desktops are seldom the consequence of user intent. It's far more likely that the user lacks either the knowledge or the motivation to go and change things. While they are technically customizable, they get mucked with and messed up every time you install something on the computer. (talking about windows, clearly) I suppose it's a difference between an opt-in and an opt-out system.
krainboltgreene 17y ago
Yeah, it's not like they had people develop this feature. It fell right out of the sky! All the developers could just finish other stuff. No, wait, that's not how this works.
- hkuo 17y ago
  What other stuff exactly are you hoping they are working on? I've been using Firefox since the beginning. I've never, at any point, felt like I was missing out on anything. And using it right now, there's nothing I need to do that I cannot. Considering there are many people that want a browser that has a low profile and gets out of the way, what would Firefox need to do to fulfill those people's needs other than to just leave well enough alone?

by hkuo 17y ago

hkuo 17y ago

btw, I work in the field of user experience. I see zero usability problems with this. Any choice a user makes for his or her own interface is their choice, and if it works for them, then who is to tell them that they are wrong? It is the usability expert's job to discover how and why a person does the things they do, and not tell them how they should be doing it. For example, have you looked at some of your coworker's desktops? Everyone sets it up differently to how they prefer to work. Some have icons littering their desktop. Some have 50 apps in their taskbar. Some people like to use spotlight. Some people like to click through folders. There will always be a better way, certainly, if they so desire, but some people just like things the way they like it. And if they're happy with that, then they're happy. And that's the most important thing.

mullr 17y ago
Though I agree with you on this particular issue, I don't think the broader one is quite as clear-cut. In particular, littered taskbars and desktops are seldom the consequence of user intent. It's far more likely that the user lacks either the knowledge or the motivation to go and change things. While they are technically customizable, they get mucked with and messed up every time you install something on the computer. (talking about windows, clearly) I suppose it's a difference between an opt-in and an opt-out system.

krainboltgreene 17y ago

Yeah, it's not like they had people develop this feature. It fell right out of the sky! All the developers could just finish other stuff. No, wait, that's not how this works.

hkuo 17y ago
What other stuff exactly are you hoping they are working on? I've been using Firefox since the beginning. I've never, at any point, felt like I was missing out on anything. And using it right now, there's nothing I need to do that I cannot. Considering there are many people that want a browser that has a low profile and gets out of the way, what would Firefox need to do to fulfill those people's needs other than to just leave well enough alone?