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0 pointspickingdinner2y ago0 comments

> quickest,

And this can be scientifically measured by mouse distance and clicks.

> most optimal workflow to accomplish a user's tasks

And this can be scientifically assessed by taking all use cases and refactoring over them.

List all the available goals at any given "location" in the program. List all the steps users take to get accomplish their goals. Consolidate and refactor, then optimize on the shortness, obviousness, and fault tolerance of every flow.

This is more fundamental to the user experience than colors or animations or the availability of any single feature.

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JohnFen2y ago

> And this can be scientifically measured by mouse distance and clicks.

[...]

> And this can be scientifically assessed by taking all use cases and refactoring over them.

And I can't count the number of times I've seen applications do this, resulting in a terrible UI that is hard (and therefore slow) to use.

pickingdinnerOP2y ago

This contradicts the premise.

> hard (and therefore slow) to use.

You assess the use case, as in each case the user goes from want to finish. If it's slow and hard, you fix that.

1 click is the fastest.

An obvious button that does exactly what you want is the easiest.

There is nothing slow or hard about an interface optimized based on a complete understanding of what the user wants to the point that they can distill it in one button.

JohnFen2y ago

I was taking issue with optimizing things based on the metrics that I quoted. Just because a thing can be done in fewer clicks, or with a smaller movement of the mouse, doesn't mean that's the way that a person most effectively works.

What the user wants is important. Understanding how the user works in order to get there is also important. The most efficient path for a person is not necessarily the one with the fewest clicks/shortest mouse travel.

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0 pointspickingdinner2y ago0 comments

> quickest,

And this can be scientifically measured by mouse distance and clicks.

> most optimal workflow to accomplish a user's tasks

And this can be scientifically assessed by taking all use cases and refactoring over them.

This is more fundamental to the user experience than colors or animations or the availability of any single feature.

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JohnFen2y ago

> And this can be scientifically measured by mouse distance and clicks.

[...]

> And this can be scientifically assessed by taking all use cases and refactoring over them.

And I can't count the number of times I've seen applications do this, resulting in a terrible UI that is hard (and therefore slow) to use.

pickingdinnerOP2y ago

This contradicts the premise.

> hard (and therefore slow) to use.

You assess the use case, as in each case the user goes from want to finish. If it's slow and hard, you fix that.

1 click is the fastest.

An obvious button that does exactly what you want is the easiest.

There is nothing slow or hard about an interface optimized based on a complete understanding of what the user wants to the point that they can distill it in one button.

JohnFen2y ago

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