Fall 2009CS55401 GUI Goofs CS5540 HCI Rich Riesenfeld (adapted from web examples) Fall 2009 CS5540 HCI Rich Riesenfeld (adapted from web examples) Fall 2009 Lecture Set 14
Fall 2009CS55402 Spot GUI Bloopers Spot blooper Spot blooper Describe fix Describe fix Spot blooper Spot blooper Describe fix Describe fix
Fall 2009 CS55403 Kodak Picture Disk Problem: Text on Print Button is grayed out. Problem: Text on Print Button is grayed out.
Fall 2009 CS55404 Kodak Picture Disk Problem: Left support hot key for OK; right does not. Problem: Left support hot key for OK; right does not.
Fall 2009 CS55405 Kodak Picture Disk Problem: One dialog box uses bold; the other does not Problem: One dialog box uses bold; the other does not
Fall 2009 CS55406 Netscape Navigator 4.5 Problem: Unhelpful tooltip text
Fall 2009 CS55407 Netscape Navigator 4.5 Problem: If this is an accessibility feature, it is even a worse problem
Fall 2009 CS55408 Problem: Geek-speak: Refers to “Print dialog”, a technical UI component term Microsoft Word 98 Print Status Dialog Box
Fall 2009 CS55409 Microsoft Word 98 Print Status Dialog Box Problem: Two buttons (stop/cancel) to end the print?? Problem: Two buttons (stop/cancel) to end the print??
Fall 2009 CS Eudora Pro 4.0 Special menu Problem: What’s the difference between Find and Search? Problem: What’s the difference between Find and Search?
Fall 2009 CS Virus Scan Warning Problem: Careless writing. Note typo -- “more that” Problem: Careless writing. Note typo -- “more that”
Fall 2009 CS Microsoft Notepad Menu Problem: No keyboard equivalents Problem: No keyboard equivalents
Fall 2009 CS Intuit.com Problem: Unneeded Internal Links Problem: Unneeded Internal Links
Fall 2009 CS Microsoft Windows Ports Control Panel Problem: Dialog box control buttons mixed with setting and help buttons
Fall 2009 CS Microsoft Windows Ports Control Panel Problem: Cancel on top position Problem: Cancel on top position
Fall 2009 CS Eudora Version Installation Dialog Box Problem: Traps user: no way to Cancel installation at this point. Gives options for bad modes.
Fall 2009 CS Eudora Version Installation Dialog Box Problem: Implications of selections is unclear. What is right answer??
Fall 2009 CS SpellTools User Dictionary … Problem: No “...” on Import button
Fall 2009 CS SpellTools User Dictionary Problem: Awkward to locate a word using slider
Fall 2009 CS StarAlliance Website Problem: Some buttons open new browser, but are not marked
Fall 2009 CS Microsoft Website Problem: Tiny text!
Fall 2009 CS Oracle’s ORS CLEATS web-application Problem: Easily missed error message
Fall 2009 CS Oracle’s ORS CLEATS web-application Problem: Should write out “Pin Number,” not “Pin No”
Fall 2009 CS Oracle ORS CLEATS: TTY GUI Problem: Report Type (T,E) must be typed
Fall 2009 CS Unsubscribe from mailing list Problem: Silly message
End GUI Bloopers End Lecture Set 14 Fall CS5540