Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of PLATFORM_NFR_USABILITY_R1

Timestamp:

09/02/09 12:38:21 (16 years ago)

Author:

deyan

Comment:

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PLATFORM_NFR_USABILITY_R1

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  * Create a Menu item in Help menu that links to a list of all keyboard shortcuts.
  * Review and update PLATFORM_NFR_USABILITY
+  * Add a discoverability section (see Implementation Idea section)
 == Task result ==
-^(List the end product of the task (for example "Source code", "Wiki page", etc.))^
+ * Updated wiki pages
+ * List of keyboard shortcuts
+ * Code
+ * Task list that usability improvement depends on 
+== Implementation idea ==
+{{{
+Discoverability
 
-== Implementation idea ==
-^(Provide some rough implementation idea(s).)^
+Even if software is usable as per the above considerations, it may still be hard to learn to use. Other questions that must be asked are:
 
+    * Is the user ever expected to do something that is not obvious? (e.g. Are important features only accessible by right-clicking on a menu header, on a text box, or on an unusual GUI element?)
+    * Are there hints and tips and shortcuts that appear as the user is using the software?
+    * Should there be instructions in the manual that actually belong as contextual tips shown in the program?
+    * Is the user at a disadvantage for not knowing certain keyboard shortcuts? A user has the right to know all major and minor keyboard shortcuts and features of an application.
+    * Is the learning curve (of hints and tips) skewed towards point-and-click users rather than keyboard users?
+    * Are there any "hidden" or undocumented keyboard shortcuts, that would better be revealed in a "Keyboard Shortcuts" Help-Menu item? A strategy to prevent this "undocumented feature disconnect" is to automatically generate a list of keyboard shortcuts from their definitions in the code.
+
+}}}
+Tasks that affect usability
+ * Help related tasks (help, tooltip)
+ * Keyboard related tasks (shortcuts)
+ * Tasks that will simplify GUI/feature
 == Related ==
 ^(Add links to related tasks that could be useful or helpful.)^