On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:37:12 +0100, "frederik.nn...@gmail.com"
<frederik.nn...@gmail.com> wrote:
yeah, you're absolutely correct. The tools have improved a lot, but
none of the technologies has been installed into the default
distribution's UI in a generative place.
The first change we surely need to advance the semantic abilities of
our DEs is to add a tagging system to the "Save as.." dialog window.
Is it a problem with the tools, or is it something about how people
think?
There are great differences between:
- navigating step by step to a location and being required to
"teleport" yourself there
- recognizing your document when you see it, and being forced to
recall some of its characteristics
- always using similar steps to get to a document and having to come
up with an appropriate search strategy each time
- etc...
There is some research that shows that people like to have stable
structures for their personal archives and that a strong physical
metaphor ("one item is in one place and one place only") can decrease
the cognitive load required to use such a system. Search is usually
*only* used as a last resource tool when the user can not remember at
all where he put that document...
Felipe
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