Screen 8
1)Finish button is disabled? How do I save? Why is it pointing to a default location at which it is not able to save and later recall, remember at Screen 1 wasn't able to open recently created files?
2)More thoughts, why doesn't the application have some login name and passwd... account based rather than "file" based. login and pss offers better security which is important for finance aps
3)Finally could save it on changing both name and location, this time as I consciously decided the location I could find my file easily on logging in next time.
Screen 9
1)Scroll could have been avoided
2)Layout needs more work,
a.use color code,
b.work with a grid- follow a consistent grid visually across pages.
c.Typography needs work building proper visual hierarchy in Title, labels and data
These small things allow user to perceive information in an organized and intuitive way.
3)How about defining the technical terms in the first time viewing of them? could be done on hover or select and right click or a simple section at bottom of the page that is allotted to a dictionary.
Screen10
1) Why did clicking on PPP take me to Ledger instead of Account (since PPP is an "account")?
2)No direct way to go back to "Summary page". First time user will not know Summary page = home
3)Page layout need to parse meaning into it well. The current view doesn't have a clear task division. The 2 panel selector pattern can be used more clearly.
2 comments:
Screen 9
1)Scroll could have been avoided
There was more data to see. The Summary page can actually be rather long.
2)Layout needs more work
That has been fixed in the CVS version.
3)How about defining the technical terms in the first time viewing of them? could be done on hover or select and right click or a simple section at bottom of the page that is allotted to a dictionary.
I will think about it. Perhaps adding a help view on the left toolbar could do the job.
Screen10
1) Why did clicking on PPP take me to Ledger instead of Account (since PPP is an "account")?
Editing an account is an infrequent task. Open the ledger is the most common one, so I think that is the correct behavior to reduce clicks.
2)No direct way to go back to "Summary page". First time user will not know Summary page = home
I agree. Perhaps we should change the name to Summary.
3)Page layout need to parse meaning into it well. The current view doesn't have a clear task division. The 2 panel selector pattern can be used more clearly.
Any ideas on this one?
In response to screen 9 1&2:
For screen 9 and all the screens as well... layout's width is too wide, we could use a 3 column layout instead of current 2 column layout, lot of scrolls can also be avoided that way. The color bands in the CVS version are working good visually.
3: actually a contextual dictionary like tool-tips would work best. Hover over a technical term should give the explanation in context... advanced user can turn this feature off from configuration menu.
The tooltip is a common graphical user interface element. It is used in conjunction with a cursor, usually a mouse pointer. The user hovers the cursor over an item, without clicking it, and a small "hover box" appears with supplementary information regarding the item being hovered over.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooltip
screen 10: 1
if thats the most freq behavior and user studies show that users are not confused by it should be fine
2:include a universal back and forward navigation like in a browser. will help in lot of situations. even in task based scenarios users traverse backward in the task flow as much as forward.but do save the values of any forms filled do not loose them on navigating away unless explicitly told "clear" form
3:see response to screen 9 1&2
An article to understand this better: http://desktoppub.about.com/od/grids/l/aa_gridsorder.htm
This applies not just to desktop publishing, or webpage layout but to desktop applications as well.
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