Re: [Usability] Tab Implementation

2008-10-14 Thread Vadim Peretokin
Here is the Ubuntu wiki page on this issue if it's of any help: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TabConsistency It is quite dated though ___ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability

Re: [Usability] A New Start Menu Design, which resemble windows

2008-10-23 Thread Vadim Peretokin
On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 7:42 PM, Matthew Nuzum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 10:13 AM, Long Gao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 2. In my opinion, recently used objects should be divided > > into three categories: programs, documents, and locations. > > That's an interesting p

Re: [Usability] measuring and improving user productivity

2008-10-29 Thread Vadim Peretokin
I run into the small issues too from time to time. Maybe have a team of people that find these things, discuss the best solution, then go to upstream and file bug with proposed solution? ___ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.or

Re: [Usability] measuring and improving user productivity

2008-10-30 Thread Vadim Peretokin
I actually had a very big problem in Banshee. Maybe it's just me who didn't bother to read the manual, but I thought it was a basic thing that shouldn't require one. Using the "open with" function on a music file with banshee would open it, but not play the file I told it to, instead it'd play som

[Usability] Combo box in a status bar

2009-03-12 Thread Vadim Peretokin
Hi! I have a usability question. An application I'm on the developer team for benefits extensively from different preferences settings, so it allows the user to make 'profiles' and change them on-the-fly. One issue that was raised however is that it's too tedious to go to edit ▸ preferences and c

Re: [Usability] Combo box in a status bar

2009-03-17 Thread Vadim Peretokin
Could anyone offer any input on this? Thank you! On 3/12/09, Vadim Peretokin wrote: > > Hi! > > I have a usability question. An application I'm on the developer team for > benefits extensively from different preferences settings, so it allows the > user to make 'prof

Re: [Usability] Combo box in a status bar

2009-03-17 Thread Vadim Peretokin
Ah sorry, I was suggested to show a live example The program is this: http://shutter-project.org/ and is already available for download. ___ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability

Re: [Usability] Combo box in a status bar

2009-03-17 Thread Vadim Peretokin
hots options - sometimes its needed in order to be able to setup a menu before the screenshot is taken. > > > Vadim Peretokin a écrit : > >> Ah sorry, I was suggested to show a live example >> >> The program is this: http://shutter-project.org

Re: [Usability] Combo box in a status bar

2009-03-17 Thread Vadim Peretokin
;t capture the mouse, etc) - but they wouldn't need this when taking a screenshot of their desktop for a friend. So they could have a "documentation" and a "usual" profile. Hope that explains it okay > > > Kirk > > > > > > Vadim Peretokin wrote:

Re: [Usability] Combo box in a status bar

2009-03-19 Thread Vadim Peretokin
Ah. That solves it then, thanks ;) ___ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability

Re: [Usability] Combo box in a status bar

2009-03-19 Thread Vadim Peretokin
We don't think that this of such great importance to be in the toolbar, which we try to keep only for the essential functions (such as ways of taking a screenshot + upload button + edit button, and that's it) ___ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org

Re: [Usability] HIG: File New/Open/Quit, etc.

2009-03-26 Thread Vadim Peretokin
Just to note, I dislike Epiphany's removal of File -> Quit. They didn't seem to think through the case where one would want to close the browser, and the open it again, with the same tabs open - which current file->quit accomplishes. ___ Usability mailing

Re: [Usability] HIG: File New/Open/Quit, etc.

2009-03-27 Thread Vadim Peretokin
The point of shutting down was to save resources / have the content still open after a restart. Thanks for the extension, but isn't it puzzling that this sub-basic functionality is considered unnecessary? ___ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org ht

Re: [Usability] Gnome Research - Sociological Surveys

2009-04-17 Thread Vadim Peretokin
I'd second the survey via Google Docs idea. It works out nice. ___ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability

Re: [Usability] Gnome Research - Sociological Surveys

2009-04-19 Thread Vadim Peretokin
What about those you are on/off? Maybe you should add "in total". ___ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability

Re: [Usability] Gnome Research - Sociological Survey Published

2009-04-21 Thread Vadim Peretokin
Sorry... what happened to under 18 people? ___ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability

Re: [Usability] Gnome Research - Sociological Survey Published

2009-04-21 Thread Vadim Peretokin
And people being forced to use windows in the work enviroment, but gnome being just good enough? (sorry... if it's too late to raise this, then it's fine) ___ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability

Re: [Usability] Gnome Research - Sociological Survey Published

2009-04-21 Thread Vadim Peretokin
What do you use to *opeare* the devices inside Gnome? Typo ___ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability

Re: [Usability] Gnome 3.0 - General Sociological Research

2009-04-22 Thread Vadim Peretokin
Seems the "How do you think Gnome may be improved in the next major version?" column is too small and you can't resize it to be bigger. A sticking point is Compiz integration. Gnome seems to be doing their best to ignore it (esp. with the conflicts raised in gnome shell), but the question response

Re: [Usability] Gnome 3.0 - General Sociological Research- email address?

2009-04-22 Thread Vadim Peretokin
Just being signed in with a google account worked for me ___ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability

Re: [Usability] Gnome's biggest failure. By far. Stone-cold evil.

2009-08-20 Thread Vadim Peretokin
Frankly, I've yet to see a single yet besides you who makes such a big fuss over their panel. Your behavior about this is more horrifying than the error that barely anyone notices. ___ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mail

Re: [Usability] Zooming controls: slider or combobox?

2009-09-30 Thread Vadim Peretokin
The ComboBoxEntry seems to just work well for pre-defined values, that's why Epiphany is using them for fonts. I'd say a slider is more applicable in the general case... ___ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Usability] Open Source UX Tools

2009-11-15 Thread Vadim Peretokin
Glade 3? ___ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability

Re: [Usability] Reaching Users

2009-12-08 Thread Vadim Peretokin
It's all about developers. Those that care ask for feedback and listenhttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2009/12/docky-design-feedback-wanted.html (Ubuntu forums does have a section for this in development *Ubuntu Dev Link Forum * This forum allows developers to ask questions and have the user base reply.

Re: [Usability] Overthinking things.

2009-12-09 Thread Vadim Peretokin
Try reading what people actually write: Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. *We were wondering is this still an issue for you?* Can you try with latest Ubuntu releas

Re: [Usability] Reaching Users

2009-12-10 Thread Vadim Peretokin
They asked if it's relevant to you, if you read it. If it's not relevant, then no, you don't have to download a 5 year old OS to test it - you'd be affected by it right now. ___ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/list