On Fri, 2010-05-14 at 17:29 +0100, Joe Lanman wrote: > These are all good but I don't think any cover the concept of being > extremely quick to learn
If you mean quick to learn (as in learnability under the aspect of required time), then just say so!? > A UI can be very unfamiliar, but draw on many well-understood concepts > to create something completely new yet easily understood. If it draws on many well-understood concepts, it is bound to seem familiar to those who indeed understand those concepts well. Everything else will be along the lines of consistency and conceptual simplicity. > Language is a flexible thing, often changed over time by usage, and I > think in this case people often look a good design and call it > 'intuitive', meaning they quickly grasped it without much effort. I > think to have a new interface 'not require learning' isn't helpful - > there will be learning, but I don't mind the use of 'intuitive'. Do you want your language to be a blurry mess or a sharp tool? Those who work in a field will use other terms or some of the same terms differently from the wider populace, because they need to be more precise. -- Thorsten Wilms thorwil's design for free software: http://thorwil.wordpress.com/ _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
