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Sure, this is what our current software looks like but it's in the process of being redesigned: [1] is an image comparing a list of trades with and without the
by Kranar 6y ago
Sure, this is what our current software looks like but it's in the process of being redesigned:
[1] is an image comparing a list of trades with and without the scrollbar. The scrollbar literally hides an entire column's worth of data.
[2] is an image of a typical trader's layout so you can get a sense of the context and how the size of a scrollbar can add up.
As you can see, given that the scrollbar consumes around 20% of the width of a trade list, by eliminating it a user can can add one additional trade window for every 5 that are open. That's literally money in their pocket and our pocket.
Some additional info is that the Windows 10 titlebar is too tall and those minimize/maximize buttons are enormous, so we redesigned a new title bar that is not only slimmer, but allows us to make better use of it while still retaining the functionality. I am not going to declare that we are the masters of UX and everything we decide is absolutely correct, but we do really care about these issues because they make a measurable impact on our performance.
[1] https://imgur.com/kB02KUl https://imgur.com/kB02KUl
[2] https://imgur.com/ePnQhnd https://imgur.com/ePnQhnd
- naikrovek 6y agoAlright. I had a feeling you were in stock trading. Those users are power users (truly) and know what they are asking for. That said, almost all of those windows in the "typical usage" image have space enough to display everything fully AND show a scrollbar. And I would imagine a trader would shrink those windows enough to allow another window or two in the row, and be very happy without a scrollbar. On another topic, I have an AutoHotKey script that, with some modification, may be of extreme use to those people. Felt appropriate to inform you of it. https://gist.github.com/naikrovek/b13a77d169de0e192bcf48fec02bc21f https://gist.github.com/naikrovek/b13a77d169de0e192bcf48fec0... If you don't know AHK then it's difficult to pull apart what it's doing. AHK syntax is weird, toe anyway.