Re: [libreoffice-design] Some Feedback on Citrus.

On 11/25/2011 01:19 PM, Greg wrote:
> I don't want to rain on your parade but (as a UX practitioner of 20 yrs),
> surveys are almost the least effective means to validate a UI design,
> especially if UI behaviour is included in the investigation. A dozen face to
> face interviews supported by static or even active prototypes, conducted with
> a variety of users would yield much more useful and reliable results.
>
> If you want to pat yourself on the back and tell everyone that 9 out of 10
> users prefer the new LibreButtonOMatic, then a survey will give you that but
> whether 9 out of 10 users actually do will be unrelated to that statistic.
>
> Surely the UXers in the team know people who use these type of products (in
> fact a sprinkling of users of competitive products would add value). I'd be
> happy to work with other UXers to plan the investigation  and conduct a couple
> of structured interviews.
>
> Regards,
>
> Noh
The problem for us is how to get any user input. The problem we have is 
logistical, how are the interviews conducted.
> > Completely agree :)
> >
> > Alex
> >
> > ---- On Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:38:22 +0100 Charles-H. Schulz
> > <charles.schulz@documentfoundation.org> wrote ----
> >
> >
> > A survey would be a great idea; in fact, it would help with asking
> > ourselves the right question for the spec; in short, it would be a real
> > work of User Experience.
> >
> > Even better news: I think Christoph Noack and Bjoern Balazs know just
> > how to set up such a survey, but I might be perhaps too optimistic :-)
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Charles.
> >
> >
> > On 25/11/2011 00:00, Kévin PEIGNOT wrote:
> > > Maybe we could publish a survey asking, for each part of Citrus UI
> > > (explained in a few word) what people think about it ? As we did with
> > our> first survey ?
> > >
> > > On each page a part of the survey, with a brief summary and if
> > possible a> mockup. And why not at the end asking a "global
> > impression" note. It's not> spec, but it permit to know what people
> > think of the globals ideas ?>
> > > Kévin
> > >
> > > 2011/11/24 Andrew Pullins<android2772@gmail.com>
> > >
> > >> Charles, Kevin, every one,
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> Citrus looks good. But as we explained, if there's no one
> > wrting>>> specicications for eaxh part of citrus nothing will
> > get done.>>>
> > >>
> > >> ok yes we do need to start on some specifications so that we can
> > get>> started, but we have not talked about it all that much. first
> > we need>> to decide on what we all agree on and change what we do
> > not. if we get more>> people to agree with some things I would
> > start some specifications, but I>> still don't know exactly what is
> > needed to write one. could someone write a>> templet on what needs
> > to be written. that would really help. till then>> there are still
> > some people that have not said what they do not like about>>
> > Citrus. if you wait any longer we'er going to have to just go with Citrus.
> > >>
> > >> It looks like we need to blog so that people don't get their hopes
> > up. :-/>>
> > >>
> > >> all the more reason to get this started NOW. and before you guys
> > say it ONE>> MORE TIME. I know that we can not get this done in one
> > shot, and that we>> need to do this ONE STEP AT A TIME. but now
> > that we have some press on this>> and people know that we are
> > working on this we NEED to get things rolling.>>
> > >> Andrew
> > >>
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