tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019763.post4824458309750206032..comments2024-02-26T07:35:18.214+00:00Comments on Dogwood Tales: Papercutthermalsatsumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05779925171712284416noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019763.post-24078208846925449152012-02-09T22:04:01.943+00:002012-02-09T22:04:01.943+00:00The Ribbon is bloody aweful! I hope as a result of...The Ribbon is bloody aweful! I hope as a result of your usability training you will make stuff more useable?<br /><br />So many applications these days just remove so much UI stuff that actually doing anything becomes a huge chore if you want to use anything even slightly out of the ordinary.<br /><br />I've found new updates to applications are favouring removing menus and relying on search. That's great if you know what you want, but sometimes just clicking the toolbar or menu item is much faster. It also kills discoverability.<br /><br />You say that most people never use certain functions. Quite often that's because the users don't even know these features exist. The drive towards minimalism is just further compounding the problem by making it even harder to find them.Lufferovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06104816796255058204noreply@blogger.com