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Instrumented GIMP To Identify Usability Flaws

Posted by kdawson on from the phoning-home-in-a-good-cause dept.

Mike writes "New users of the GIMP often become frustrated at the application's unwieldy user interface. Now Prof. Michael Terry and a group of researchers at the University of Waterloo have created ingimp, a modified version of the GIMP that collects real-time usability data in order to help the GIMP developers find and fix its usability problems. Terry recently gave a lecture about ingimp and the data it collects. During each session, ingimp records events such as document creation, window manipulation, and tool use. A log of these events is sent to the ingimp server for analysis. The project hopes to answer questions such as 'What is the typical monitor resolution of a GIMP user?' and 'Is the GIMP used primarily for photo editing or drawing?'"

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  1. Bring out the Gimp by a-zarkon! · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Zed: Bring out the Gimp

    Maynard: The Gimp's sleeping

    Zed: Well I guess you're going to have to wake him up

    I'm sorry, I'm a Gimp user but every time I hear, see, or use the application I flash to that scene. Go ahead, I'm off topic and I accept my due.