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Kamp: A Generation Lost in the BazaarKamp: A Generation Lost in the BazaarPosted Aug 23, 2012 19:57 UTC (Thu) by renox (subscriber, #23785)In reply to: Kamp: A Generation Lost in the Bazaar by hummassa Parent article: Kamp: A Generation Lost in the Bazaar
>Well, actually... user tests show that the Ribbon can actually be good when it's well designed, and lots of people around the world use Office 201x without lots of problems. Some people actually conducted PROPER testing on it.
An user interface which takes lots of vertical space which is at premium instead of being on the sides which are much less used, "PROPER testing"?
Speaking about failure, I remember the Gnome's decision to use "spatial browsing" which was backed supposedly by usability research, they had to revert it in the end.
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Kamp: A Generation Lost in the Bazaar Posted Aug 23, 2012 20:38 UTC (Thu) by hummassa (subscriber, #307) [Link]
> An user interface which takes lots of vertical space which is at premium instead of being on the sides which are much less used, "PROPER testing"? Somehow I doubt it!
The MSOffice201x ribbon actually takes less vertical space than LibreOffice's menu plus two (or three, in some cases) lines of toolbars. It is also spatially better distributed, and the size relations between the icons reflect their "use count" in user testings. See Deborah Hix's usability works... IIRC lateral toolsets have a problem because the distance the mouse has to travel is bigger. Anyway, people who do a lot of DTP or other "give me my vertical space" application IME make use of a rotated display, whenever possible!
> Speaking about failure, I remember the Gnome's decision to use "spatial browsing" which was backed supposedly by usability research, they had to revert it in the end.
I have heard those rumors, but I have never seen any real research.
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