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bitbandit
10y ago
Sardo is about as close to Latin as Italian, Castilian, and Catalan. BTW Sardo is actually not one language, but a set of languages spoken in the island.
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How to scale thumbnails?
(openusability.blogspot.com)
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11y ago
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Unnecessary name duplication in Linux Mint menu
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11y ago
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bitbandit
11y ago
Calling an executable "Software Manager" is legal, but it's also inconsistent with other executables. In this case the executable is "mintinstall" and it could have been called software-manager or softwaremanager. Y
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Not enough naming consistency in Linux UI
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11y ago
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bitbandit
11y ago
What icon do you get on Windows? an iPod or some generic USB device icon?
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bitbandit
11y ago
This is perhaps why these things don't get fixed. A Linux user does not see this as a problem. This is a problem for someone who is not a Linux user. Most users will not actually see the problem. They will just find the system clunky
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Linux needs usability maniacs
(openusability.blogspot.com)
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11y ago
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11y ago
This means that if I break a finger playing volleyball, I will need to go through extra verification steps to access an app.
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12y ago
The home page does not even say anywhere that this is a mac-only product.
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12y ago
Join your university ultimate frisbee team.
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12y ago
IMO we are seeing that form sells more than function. MAC and Win 8 are a prime suspect. I am seeing UIs that look nice but are difficult to use for a fully able user, let alone a user with some kind of disability.
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12y ago
I am guessing that 14% = color blind + users with cataract + various other visual impairments. You usually can't have a design that makes all of them happy at once. For example, high contrast UI themes often leave large white areas on