“Interface design is no difference”, so what? Jef Raskin is too intelligent for those horrible syllogisms, I’m still wondering what makes him talk like that. They designed systems not to have floppy disks. The original, not Kelly McNeill’s impersonations. Yes Themable OS’s should have a safe mode, for stupid users &, well, bastards.Īlways a pleasure to read about Jef Raskin anyway. So your argument against themes is not “I’m a bastard”. Good point on a Work Desktop, on my home computer surely I have the right to “waste” my time making it feel like my computer, not some UI Expert’s.
They waste the time of the user in changing them.
This is a matter of how well the skinning is done, and how well the apps use the skins, if the skinning interface includes a number of abstract functions (such as “DrawBox”, “UI_COLOUR”, a lot of time & effort would be needed to create the right balance, but doable) then apps are able to look and feel like the rest of the system. You lose some consistency with any interface change OK, with Linux this can be a bugger, but if it was a simple window, with a list of themes? And one un-uninstallable, well designed default theme.
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When you move from one system to another that is the same in name but in fact has been customizedĪs long as change the skin is not hard, why is this a problem? He introduces practical techniques designers can use to improve their productivity of any product with an information-oriented human-machine interface, from personal computers to Internet appliances and beyond.That brings up a second problem.
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Raskin reveals the fundamental design failures at the root of the problems so many users experience shows how to understand user interfaces scientifically and quantitatively and introduces fundamental principles that should underlie any next-generation user interface. Raskin explains why today's interface techniques lead straight to a dead end, and offers breakthrough ideas for building systems users will understand - and love. In The Humane Interface, Jef Raskin - the legendary, controversial creator of the original Apple Macintosh project - shows that there is another path. %X The honeymoon with digital technology is over: millions of users are tired of having to learn huge, arcane programs to perform the simplest tasks fatigued by the pressure of constant upgrades, and have had enough of system crashes. %T The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems %K 01841 101 book shelf user interface interaction design zzz.hci The book presents breakthrough solutions for navigation, error management, and more, with detailed case studies from Raskin's own = , He introduces practical techniques designers can use to improve their productivity of any product with an information-oriented human-machine interface, from personal computers to Internet appliances and beyond.
The honeymoon with digital technology is over: millions of users are tired of having to learn huge, arcane programs to perform the simplest tasks fatigued by the pressure of constant upgrades, and have had enough of system crashes.
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