[IxDA Discuss] CHI 2008 Cherry Picks

2008-04-17 Thread Claude Knaus
Hi all, "Mind blowing" was the praising comment I heard most at this conference. So it was: set up in Florence, you can't help but feel the spirit of Leonardo da Vinci and the age of a new Renaissance. Below is a selection of presentations which made a lasting impression on me. - Claude Usa

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Proper Etiquette

2008-03-19 Thread Claude Knaus
igorous adherence to a hierarchical structure. -- Claude Knaus On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:09:04, Jeff Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The IxDA Nannybot has been relieved of her duties. > > Nassir was covering for me, but I'll stand up and take the hit for > the disrupti

Re: [IxDA Discuss] “The Most Frequently Used Featu res in Microsoft Office”

2008-02-20 Thread Claude Knaus
> Claude Knaus wrote: > > > > 2. Save (5.5% of the usage) > > > > This is the one which worries me. I find myself hitting Ctrl-S every > > few sentences or seconds. > > > > How can software restore the trust of the user? > > In this case by provi

Re: [IxDA Discuss] “The Most Frequently Used Featu res in Microsoft Office”

2008-02-19 Thread Claude Knaus
> > 2. Save (5.5% of the usage) This is the one which worries me. I find myself hitting Ctrl-S every few sentences or seconds. How can software restore the trust of the user? -- Claude Welcome to the Interaction Design Association

Re: [IxDA Discuss] SEO and Usability

2008-02-01 Thread Claude Knaus
I am one of these users, but with a twist: I use a bookmark keyword (Firefox) to "I'm Feeling Lucky" of Google: http://www.google.com/search?q=%s&btnI=I'm+Feeling+Lucky This allows me to type "l ixda", and voilà, I'm on http://www.ixda.org/! -- Claude On Feb 1, 2008 1:36 PM, Alexander Baxev

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 'Select Country' dropdown

2007-12-18 Thread Claude Knaus
On Dec 18, 2007 4:52 PM, Chris Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ... > > I don't know what this affects as far as the real question goes, but I > do know it would apparently make dropdowns a little easier for some. At > least in Claude's case, he could take a number of keystrokes down to > t

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 'Select Country' dropdown

2007-12-18 Thread Claude Knaus
I rely on an strict alphabetical list because I use the keyboard. I live in Switzerland (which is one of the last countries starting with 'S'). What I do: 1. Press 'T' -> This will show Tanzania or Taiwan. 2. Press a few times 'Arrow Up' until I find Switzerland. I guess if the most popu

Re: [IxDA Discuss] straw poll: best messaging user experience

2007-10-11 Thread Claude Knaus
Hi Bianka, What speaks against using a label as a folder? Do you miss the ability of creating hierarchies? -- Claude On 10/10/07, Bianka McGovern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The advantages of labeling are clear, but one paradigm doesn't have to > exclude the other. Labeling and foldering can ha

Re: [IxDA Discuss] glossary / UX terms

2007-10-10 Thread Claude Knaus
I think it is worth noting that the term "Interaction Design" is not found in the Encyclopedia. :) -- Claude On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:40:17, dave malouf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://interaction-design.org/ > is a wiki that does just this. I think there is a plan to integrate > this site into