Look at how far the pointer has to travel to name a document, change the file format, then save or cancel. This is #LibreOffice 26.2.0.3 on #gnome 49.4. It was even worse before I discovered I could resize the "save as" dialog - before that, it took the entire height of the screen.
#usability
jetzt mal so unter uns: Das bei #Stories in @signalapp und whatsapp usw. immer zeitlich begrenzt angezeigt werden, bevor die nächste kommt, findet ihr…
#Usability #A11y #Barrierefreiheit
Interessant! Wie gehst du das Thema Benutzer-Management an? Das ist ja oft der Schwachpunkt. #dumango #usermanagement #usability
Finally realized what has been bugging me for years with the GNOME "Document Scanner" (Simple Scan) app's cropping feature: it doesn't set the mouse cursors to indicate where and how you can interact to adjust the cropping rectangle.
I filed this issue with some hints, so that any newcomer can contribute a fix for it: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/simple-scan/-/issues/552
(BTW, there's a similar papercut in GNOME Calendar: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-calendar/-/issues/963)
#UX #usability #GNOME #SimpleScan #SANE #scanning #paperwork #GNOMECalendar
When Building Is Free, What’s Worth Building?, by @uxdesigncc:
Liebes @ZDF , es ist ja schön eine Webseite zu haben, die bunt ist und gut aussieht, aber wenn die Bedienung nur auf Tablet und Handy abgestimmt ist und man am PC aufgeschmissen ist, weil Buttons für links und rechts scrollen fehlen, dann hat der UI Designer gepennt.
#Design #Analyses
Claude is an Electron app · How native software lost its edge to web apps https://ilo.im/16b39q
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#Claude #Electron #Software #WebTechnology #OSes #Usability #Design #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign
Time-on-task doesn't mean what you think it does for #AI agents. Neither does "task success." The #usability metrics we've relied on for 30 years need fundamental rethinking—but performance and satisfaction still don't always correlate. What changes, what stays, and what's missing? #AgenticAI
https://www.designative.info/2026/03/04/usability-in-the-age-of-ai/
Example #32767 of Why Slop Sucks, Yes, All of It - famous software UX design author Jakob Nielsen decides to illustrate a "History of the Graphical User Interface" article with a bullshit generator. I roll my eyes and skim it - and notice Susan Kare (designer of the Mac icons, the Windows Notepad icon, and others) has been turned into an Asian woman for his concluding "group photograph".
https://web.archive.org/web/20260303151513/https://www.uxtigers.com/post/gui-history
So often, minor things have a big impact on #Usability.
In this case, I was stuck on this screen, because the Reject All and Accept All buttons only change the selection of the toggle switches. They do not, however, submit the selection and dismiss the window. For that, you need to tap that near-invisible Confirm button at the bottom.
That's the result of applying primary button appearance to secondary buttons, and vice versa.
And now imagine what it means that LLMs are also trained on this…
Just realized one thing I like about my color #Kobo device:
The sparing use of color reminds me a lot of the way color was used in early OSes, like Macintosh System 6.
Color is used for a splash, but the core interface is stark black and white for maximum contrast and readability (although with apropos use of antialiasing for font rendering when possible).
Modern desktop OSes really, really need to rediscover the wisdom of using color sparingly.
Sometimes the Best Accessibility Fix Is a Usability Fix, by (not on Mastodon or Bluesky):
https://www.sheribyrnehaber.com/sometimes-the-best-accessibility-fix-is-a-usability-fix/
Why do people still have websites where everything is aligned to a small portion on the left, like in 1995?
Center the text so reading is possible on the big screen without looking to the left all the time!
"The #userinterfaces of the late ’90s were the last ones designed by people who actually cared, by people who approached the whole process with the end user in mind, rooted in scientific data collected by simply looking at people use their ideas. They were optimised for the user as best they could, instead of being optimised for the company’s bottom line.
It’s been downhill ever since."
From:
The #Windows 95 user interface: a case study in #usability engineering
https://www.osnews.com/story/144509/the-windows-95-user-interface-a-case-study-in-usability-engineering/
Ah, yes, the #groundbreaking revelation that Windows 95 had a user interface, brilliantly unearthed by the archaeological dig known as "turning on your computer." 🤯 But first, let's navigate the #usability masterpiece of enabling #JavaScript and #cookies, because nothing screams progress like reliving 1995's finest tech moments. 🙄💻
https://dl.acm.org/doi/fullHtml/10.1145/238386.238611 #Windows95 #TechNostalgia #HackerNews #ngated
The Windows 95 User Interface: A Case Study in Usability Engineering
https://dl.acm.org/doi/fullHtml/10.1145/238386.238611
#HackerNews #Windows95 #Usability #Engineering #CaseStudy #UserInterface #TechHistory
UX Research vs User Research
People often confuse them, but they’re different.
User Research → Understand users, their needs, and pain points.
Example: Interview shoppers to learn why they abandon carts.
UX Research → Improve the experience of a product.
Focus: usability, interaction, flow.
Example: Test a checkout process to see if users complete it smoothly.
👉 First understand users.
👉 Then design and test the experience.
Wow. The #mastodon app for #macOS doesn't even allow increasing font size.... #usability #accessibility #designfail
Unbuntu’s sudo gets passwort typing feedback:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-26-04-sudo-password-asterisks
#usability (vs?) #security #linux
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