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Human Interface Subtleties in Software

Posted by timothy on from the ineffables-in-action dept.

Disoriented writes "As a GUI designer and programmer I enjoy sites like this. The info here is fairly old, dating back to Classic Mac OS, but it illustrates the kind of details users look for in a well-polished GUI." Mac-centric, but there are good points made in here for anyone working on GUI applications -- less bitter than the Interface Hall of Shame, too ;)

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  1. Ego-boosting? by Firetoad · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It looks like this guy just made a page to make himself feel better. Half of the "GUI subtleties" are from some app that he helped design. It's just a friggin' ftp program (and one I've never heard of, at that), and it's not exactly ground breaking.

    1. Re:Ego-boosting? by Firetoad · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      I never heard of it because I don't use Macs.

      But even if I did, I still wouldn't be impressed. I'm not criticizing the program because it is an FTP program. It doesn't matter how big the web was back in 1994. I'm criticizing a few simple little features that Quinn (and you, apparently) are claiming were groundbreaking, like crippling performance just so they can see the menu blink.