tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11599526.post113662951139954694..comments2022-12-15T20:47:08.015-08:00Comments on Looks Good Works Well: Nine Tips for Designing Rich Internet ApplicationsBill Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12024727845077253669noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11599526.post-60596106699806507122007-08-12T02:17:00.000-07:002007-08-12T02:17:00.000-07:00ouch... yes these are tips ( the rules from my vie...ouch... yes these are tips ( the rules from my view) that u cannot leave be . My experience is let these battle with your own of course superb solutions and come out a winner after a painfull and coffee addicting merge. But take note of ending the fight in a swift manner and harmonic state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11599526.post-1148009750240432412006-05-18T20:35:00.000-07:002006-05-18T20:35:00.000-07:00>> once the initial angst and frustration passes m...>> once the initial angst and frustration passes most users will be educated enough to know when a back <-> forward model is appropriate.<BR/><BR/><BR/>That is easy to say if you don't care about revenue, but it is absolutely silly to expect businesses to cause angst and frustration in the customer base like it was no problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11599526.post-1137660391829378102006-01-19T00:46:00.000-08:002006-01-19T00:46:00.000-08:00Common sense is the commonest thing in the world! ...Common sense is the commonest thing in the world! Proof: people always complain they do not have enough money, time, sex, consideration, vacations etc, but never that they don't have enough common sense.<BR/>(For more of the same, read Descartes)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11599526.post-1137393186144242342006-01-15T22:33:00.000-08:002006-01-15T22:33:00.000-08:00>> Sure there will be a period of transition while...>> Sure there will be a period of transition while users adjust to new ways of interacting<BR/><BR/>I really have an issue with this sort of thinking. I can tell the diff between a flash-based site and HTML but my wife can't (nor should she be expected to - if it feels like a window/desktop app it should also behave like one too). <BR/><BR/>the back button (even in windows or the back/forward button in Finder in OS X) should take you "back". that's what it's there for. Browsers ashould be no diffent<BR/><BR/>how frustrating it is to hit "back" in a flash-based site only to go back to the flash loader page! <BR/><BR/>MACR provide an API to the history to deal with going "back". Please use it!<BR/><BR/>(I'll get off my hobby-horse now and shut up...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11599526.post-1137238283838567612006-01-14T03:31:00.000-08:002006-01-14T03:31:00.000-08:00I urge developers to move forward and forget about...I urge developers to move forward and forget about the back button as a hangover from a simple back <-> forward page model not suited to the next generation of web applications.<BR/><BR/>Sure there will be a period of transition while users adjust to new ways of interacting, but once the initial angst and frustration passes most users will be educated enough to know when a back <-> forward model is appropriate.<BR/><BR/>Applications are becoming far more interactive, rich, and useful, and blindly adhering to a dated model instead of moving forward is nonsense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11599526.post-1137178948796598422006-01-13T11:02:00.000-08:002006-01-13T11:02:00.000-08:00I urge strong caution in breaking the back button ...I urge strong caution in breaking the back button in the browser. Many of the tips suggested here will break the back button metaphor if not properly implemented. <BR/> The back button is an established user interface convention in web applications, and developers should take heed not to confuse their users by ignoring the ramifications of removing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11599526.post-1137173524389117142006-01-13T09:32:00.000-08:002006-01-13T09:32:00.000-08:00>> Use drag and drop only where it makes senseI to...>> Use drag and drop only where it makes sense<BR/><BR/>I totally agree with you. The main objective should be to help the user with the interaction rather than to show off what all you know in Javascript.<BR/><BR/>As the previous commenter as said, use your common sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11599526.post-1137107573462785322006-01-12T15:12:00.000-08:002006-01-12T15:12:00.000-08:00Nice tips. I think it would behoove developers in...Nice tips. I think it would behoove developers in todays fast paced, ever-changing WWW to really consider each and every one of these seemingly commons sense objectives. (Why is common sense becoming more and more uncommon?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com