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The days of usability studies are long gone.* It's now change for the sake of change. Spot the indication that not all settings sections are shown in this scre
by lozenge 3y ago
The days of usability studies are long gone.* It's now change for the sake of change.
Spot the indication that not all settings sections are shown in this screenshot, in all display settings and lighting conditions that your device might be used in.
https://imgur.com/a/pMUKwjT https://imgur.com/a/pMUKwjT
https://imgur.com/a/2ADNH2B https://imgur.com/a/2ADNH2B
* Were they ever there? I can't believe this dialog background - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2001/10/macosx-10-1/4/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2001/10/macosx-10-1/4/ - was the "winner" in any usability study. This was removed in 2003-11 with the release of 10.3.
- chefandy 3y agoa) That scroll bar decision was made a long time ago b) Problems with specific dialog boxes or dynamically created features is evidence of problems with those dialog boxes or dynamically created features. As someone who's worked both as a developer and a designer, often the engineers win. c) Assuming that these topics are simple enough for off-the-cuff reckonin' to validate or invalidate them are exactly why the engineers shouldn't win when it comes to interface decisions.