Notices tagged with ux, page 5

@nolan BTW thanks heaps for putting in the option to not click away from what I'm doing if I accidentally click in the box of a post! I love Pinafore, and finding that option, fixed one of the only #UX gripes I had with it :-)

@Zuph I never quite figured out what #Tumblr is. What would you say is the most similar fediverse app to the #UX of Tumblr?

@skipfordj @jcbrand is "instant messaging" still a viable #UX? I wrote on a whole series of posts on this on another fork of this thread. I've debated it at length before on th fediverse, and it always treads pretty much the same path. Probably needs a blog post so I can stop repeating myself ;-)

@alcinnz @HerraBRE @hexmasteen @alexl @Blort it depends a lot on form factor too. People are much more comfortable install native apps on mobile OS, because the "app store" #UX makes that seem safe and easy. On desktop OS, installing native apps can be difficult and seem risky, so users tend to go for web apps. Web apps usually have much better UX for getting users set up, compared to the painful, hair-pulling exercise of setting up native apps. That has an impact on user preferences too.

@bob another aspects of the problem with email, as with IRC, is lack of evolution in the #UX. As @maiyannah says, the protocols are still useful, but there are so many ways the client UIs could be improve to make them more intuitive to use. One example, I want to see changes in my email client when an email I sent has been successfully delivered, and when it's been read (or at least opened) by the receiving user. Using something like colour code or icon changes, not something I have to dig into.

For me, it kinds of sums up the disconnect that can exist between the very well-intentioned people who a) develop software, b) deploy software to support community-building goals, and c) use that software in their communities. I'm convinced that hosting more conversations that include all three kinds of people could lead to improvements in the #UX of ethical tech, to the point where it's much better than any of the #DataFarms. That's my vision for the CTA and/or #OAE:
https://www.loomio.org/g/exAKrBUp/open-app-ecosystem

@wolftune software *is* a special case. For one thing, it's never finished. Programmers can continue to be paid for labour related to fixing bugs, or adding features, or improving #UX, or maintaining it the systems it interacts with change, or offering it as a service. Once a novel, or an album, or a movie has been made, it's finished. There is no way the creator can continue to get paid *except* for royalties on commercial distribution.
@CharredStencil @djsumdog @LWFlouisa

@djsumdog it seems like there's a lot of #FreeCode projects working separately on supporting mobile devices, like #Replicant, #LineageOS, #PostMarketOS, and #PureOS, and that's great. But I think what allowed gOgle and the fruit to dominate the mobile market is the #UX they've created, especially the integration between OS and remote services (in the fruit's case total lock-in). This what #KDIM in Indonesia, and the #E project, are aiming to compete with:
https://e.foundation/about-e/#manifesto

@bhaugen it's not really important at the level of standards and protocols. #ActivityPub doesn't care if an instance has a single user or millions, for example. But it does matter when it comes to how we think about #UX, admin interfaces, moderation structures and rules and how they're set, portability of accounts, deployment and provisioning, financial arrangements, legal structures; ie where the mechanics of digita tech meet the dance of human *organization*.

@LWFlouisa ok. If you request an account on the Disroot forum, and mention that you're willing to help with #UX improvement, they might make an exception for you?

@LWFlouisa @bob but considering the work Hubzilla needs more is mainly improving #UX, you wouldn't necessarily need to be fluent in the back-end language to help.

@LWFlouisa check out the #Disroot instance of Hubzilla. Not sure if it's out of beta yet, but they are actively working on improving the #UX, and feeding those experiences back upstream:
https://hub.disroot.org/

@falgn0n you're right that the #UX of Yalp could be improved on though. A way to navigate between the major sections of the UI for example. I often end up stuck in the updates screen or a search results screen with no way to get back to the home screen. Infuriating.

MoodleNet UX wireframes and draft style guide

https://blog.moodle.net/2018/ux-wireframes

#MoodleNet #UX