Comments on: User testing is more influential than you might believe http://monkeypi.net/2007/08/14/user-testing-is-more-influential-than-you-might-believe/ Enough random posts... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:51:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Gordon http://monkeypi.net/2007/08/14/user-testing-is-more-influential-than-you-might-believe/#comment-31623 Gordon Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:10:53 +0000 http://monkeypi.net/?p=169#comment-31623 I think this area is where Tech Comms really can push things forward. With an understanding of the task being worked on, the verbiage/tense/word choice can be crucial, and that level of 'view' of an application isn't always available to the developer (who might be working on a subset of functionality which makes up part of an overall task). I think this area is where Tech Comms really can push things forward.

With an understanding of the task being worked on, the verbiage/tense/word choice can be crucial, and that level of ‘view’ of an application isn’t always available to the developer (who might be working on a subset of functionality which makes up part of an overall task).

]]> By: techcommdood http://monkeypi.net/2007/08/14/user-testing-is-more-influential-than-you-might-believe/#comment-29032 techcommdood Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:07:30 +0000 http://monkeypi.net/?p=169#comment-29032 It certainly was a long debate on HATT, though with many side discussions along the way. What I find most annoying with OK/Cancel (not the toon) is the rampant misuse (or ubiquitous use) in inappropriate settings. I've seen it many times in cases where the buttons should have read Yes/No. But it's now a familiar convention, list like the elipses at the end of some menu items. Most people don't associate them with launching dialogs with additional action required. They pay them no mind. But they're there, and some developer somewhere is smiling, knowing that their creation is continuing to be used. It certainly was a long debate on HATT, though with many side discussions along the way. What I find most annoying with OK/Cancel (not the toon) is the rampant misuse (or ubiquitous use) in inappropriate settings. I’ve seen it many times in cases where the buttons should have read Yes/No. But it’s now a familiar convention, list like the elipses at the end of some menu items. Most people don’t associate them with launching dialogs with additional action required. They pay them no mind. But they’re there, and some developer somewhere is smiling, knowing that their creation is continuing to be used.

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