Bart van Andel wrote: > usability is not universal: different users like > different approaches.
ever visited a usability lab? usability is hard facts and has nothing to do with likes or dislikes. user interaction is analyzed and dissected in detail. and the resulting rules, while depending on the context, are nearly universal. for example times are measured, in millisecond, that it takes to an average user (obtained through broad enough sampling) to understand the interface, to activate the control, to complete a task. success and failure to complete a task are measured and justified. the learning curve (i.e. from newbie to expert) is visualized. what it takes to be an expert is defined; and usually it is leveled down to increase the comfort of the average user. the goals are: - tangible improvements to the user interaction: shorter times, fewer clicks, faster and easier access to functionality - easier learning curve: an environment that keeps the user within boundaries that make him feel safe while enabling all the functionalities. sometimes there are trade-offs - e.g. some boundaries may make the newbie user feel comfortable but are a limiting factor to the expert user; and such trade-offs warrant a preference. this is not the case here. I see no advantage to the flipping other than a show off another useless feature. It slows down the newbie without offering any tangible improvement to the expert user. show me a tangible improvement and we can *talk* of a preference. Yuv --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hugin and other free panoramic software" group. A list of frequently asked questions is available at: http://wiki.panotools.org/Hugin_FAQ To post to this group, send email to hugin-ptx@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to hugin-ptx-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
