> > Hmm, rather too much information in your face there, I would say-- so > much that they've had to use bright green arrows to point out the > important bits[3]! Think I'd have to read everything at least twice to > figure out what to do. > > Cheeri, > Calum. >
Yeah, I got faced with this dialog at work, and had no idea where to look. I think the big problem for me was that the elements which caught my attention were the icons, and they were both the same. Even when I'd seen the dialog a few times, I could never remember which option was which and would have to rescan to work out what each option meant. I think the key is to highlight whatever differences you can find that would be useful for making a decision. If both files have the same icon, then a lot of its usefulness is lost (there is the familiarity that it gives, so I wouldn't say it is entirely useless). Andy _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
