We are working on a very interesting project related to this subject that I hope to be able to share very soon. - Russ
On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 5:07 AM, Diego Moya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In case that you don't know it yet, you absolutely have to review > Humanized's Enso Launcher (www.*humanized*.com). It provides an interface > similar to Quicksilver but based on principles developed by Jef Raskin > (one > of the original Mac designers) which are briefly explained in the Archy > wikipedia page ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archy ). > > Enso is an alternate approach to the same problem, allowing the > flexibility > and consistency of a CLI but with better learnability, feedback and GUI > integration. > > The main benefit of the Unix CLI were that it allows for easy integration > of > small compontents, each one tailored to make well a single task. But GUIs, > being compartmented in separate applications, often reinvent the wheel > (i.e. > how many different spell checkers do you have between your desktop, web > apps > & office suite? With a CLI you could have just one, and use it at every > place where it is needed). People at Humanized write several blogs with > many > insights into these subjects. > > > On 10/04/2008, Jeff Hendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Jeff Garbers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > To me the interesting thing about Quicksilver is how it *combines* a > > > keyboard-based interface with rich visuals in a really novel way. > > > It's totally different from a traditional command line in how it > > > provides visual feedback on matches and builds "commands" according > to > > > its own simple syntax as keys are pressed. > > > > > > Interesting subject... this actually relates quite strongly to my > > reasons for starting the "history of interaction" thread a couple days > > ago. > > > > Inspired by Quicksilver and Don Norman's recent article on the > > subject, I'm doing my masters research on ways to combine GUI/WIMP > > interfaces with CLI-esque interaction to receive the benefits of both. > > I'm in the very early phases of research, and what I'm doing right > > now is trying to nail down exactly what the benefits of command lines > > are, what was lost when GUIs took over, and how it the benefits can be > > brought back. > > > > I made a prototype of such a thing, which basically ended up being > > "ugly Quicksilver for Open Office", for a class project and got pretty > > decent results from KLM-GOMS modelling as well as a real user > > evaluation. Unfortunately, the code isn't anywhere near stable enough > > to release, but there are some pictures and charts as well as a 20 > > page paper for the truly brave here (no nasty comments on the web site > > design please, I am absolutely not a web developer :) ) > > > > http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~jchendy/ate.htm > > > > > > -Jeff > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > -- Russell Wilson Vice President of Product Design, NetQoS Blog: http://www.dexodesign.com ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
