It falls under a ux principle called "attractive bias" in that news just in we do actually judge a book by it's cover ;) heheh
-- Sent from my mini iPad nano (excuse my spilling and grammar as I have giant man like fingers and this device as small keys) On 16/10/2010, at 10:52 AM, Stephen Price <[email protected]> wrote: > People have come to expect a richer experience. I'm sure if you could > install windows 3.1 onto todays hardware you'd be so impressed with > the speed things run... but would you do it? > > I think of all the times I've installed some tool or app and noticed > an outdated UI and decided that I don't really need it, and > uninstalled. It's standard UI knowledge that the acceptance of an > application (especially in corporate environment) can make or break > it's actual usage. If people don't like it they will do everything in > their power to not use it. The user's perception of an app has little > to do with if it actually does the job or not. (sure it's a component) > Looking and feeling good is a driving force of human nature. It's not > survival of the fittest, its survival of the prettiest!! > > WPF can deliver that desired look. People want round corners and > gradients, and gratuitous animations. People want modern looking > homes. If you go out and find an old house made of brown brick with > floral curtains and carpet and retro decor... well, it may sell but > not for as much. > > Good looking UI/UX gets an emotional reaction from people, which is a > very powerful driving force. Actually bad UI does too but not the > desired emotions. I guess users are shallow, it's all about the looks. > No one wants a Fat app! :) > > On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 6:34 AM, Greg Keogh <[email protected]> wrote: >> Why should anyone write an app in WPF? >> >> >> >> Serious question. If you have to create an app that looks beautiful with >> gradients, shadows, smooth moving parts, menus containing videos, grids with >> complex template cells ... then WPF is the only choice. Is there any other >> compelling reason to use WPF to write a desktop app that doesn’t need such >> beauty? >> >> >> >> Since Framework 3.0 was released I've had a single job offer to write a UI >> that had to be "beautiful". We did a demo, then the project was canned and >> they finished up doing it in a browser with Google Web Toolkit (and it looks >> impressive, in the Google Mail page style, but fancier). Every other desktop >> app I’ve had to write needed absolutely nothing that WPF provides and it >> would have wasted time and money to use anything other than WinForms. >> >> >> >> WinForms apps might arguably be a bit “dull”, but more importantly, they >> have a standard appearance. I strive to use standard menus, toolbar, status >> bar, icons, shortcuts, etc, and WinForms encourages me to do the right >> thing. WPF tempts you to write something strange and non-standard, which is >> fine if that’s what you want, but if not? >> >> >> >> So even though I’m greatly impressed by what you can do with WPF, it takes >> much longer to write anything with it, and most business apps requested of >> me don’t gain anything. So why should anyone write an app in WPF if they >> don’t have to? >> >> >> >> Greg >> >> >> >> P.S. Maybe in some future thread I can explain the reasons why I am so >> unproductive in WPF, XAML, type converters and infrastructure. Perhaps >> people will be able to point out ways of overcoming my speed bumps. I’m not >> unfamiliar with WPF, I’m just slower with it. >> >> >> >> P.S. A few weeks ago I did actually start writing a significant app in WPF, >> by deliberate choice, even though the app doesn’t technically need any WPF >> features. We’re converting a VB6 app to .NET in stages. Progress is slower >> than it would be in WinForms of course, but it will be interesting to see >> what benefits result. There is a risk that we will use fancy visual effects >> just because we can, and I wonder if other people fall for that trap. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ozwpf mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozwpf >> >> > _______________________________________________ > ozwpf mailing list > [email protected] > http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozwpf _______________________________________________ ozwpf mailing list [email protected] http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozwpf
