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- CrushThemTorg, on 08/09/2008, -0/+8That's cute except for the fact that it's a usability nightmare. We've spent a decade trying to get away from the futile exercise of computers trying to interact with users as though they were human. There's no discernible way to interact with the form. Do I click "remember me?" Do I hit return? Do I press tab? Also, what in the ever-loving ***** is that semicolon doing there?
What a colossal piece of *****. I wish I could backhand the designer. - CrushThemTorg, on 08/10/2008, -0/+3Neither am I, but the meager reading I've done on the topic suggests that human-like language builds a layer of abstraction between the user and the underlying system. Also, there's an uncanny valley effect where people – for lack of a better phrase – don't want their machines trying to get to friendly.
The Human theme login window has visible buttons that give the user a fallback point. I use Xubuntu, so my recollection of the Gnome theme might be a bit hazy.
I feel bad dumping on the semicolon thing since English isn't your first language. Semicolons have very specific uses. They generally link two clauses – things that could be a complete sentence on their own. A loose interpretation might make your use correct, but the semicolon is used so seldom in modern practice that it generally sticks out as a typo.
So how would I fix it? First off, I love the smoothness and the progressive expansion of fields. The problem is that the function of the form is obscured by label choice. Like what does the "Hmm" field mean? I can figure it out eventually, but the meaning is totally obscured. And, I know you see long strings of periods all over the internet when someone indicates trailing off, but standard usage is three – that's an elipsis. Your link between the dots in the password field and that is pretty creative, though.
Again, there is no indication about how I should advance from the username field to enter a password. Make the "Remember Me?" a button or underline it or give it some sort of indicator that it does something.
Also, kudos for responding to criticism about your own work. Digg doesn't see that enough. It makes me not want to backhand you :D - munikho, on 08/09/2008, -0/+2I guess the wood background is popular these days,
check this login out, which is based on the willwill100 theme that was on digg a couple of days ago. It's fully functional and looking very simular. Very good job, a pity they couldn't get the face browser working with transparency.
http://danrabbit.deviantart.com/art/Willwill-s-Int ... - YodaJones, on 08/10/2008, -0/+2I like the Pergo background, but the "I am ... Remember me?" is kind of lame.
- watcht, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1trying to gain some popularity eh mr.artist?
- CrushThemTorg, on 08/11/2008, -0/+1Ah. I enjoy that much more. Hooray for wood desktop.
- cppforlife, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1I m not a usability expert (just graduated from high school) so tips are always appreciated. What about current default gdm theme (Human)? Do I hit return? Do I press tab? (not mocking i just like to copy-n-paste =). Semicolon is there because i think that how you supposed write a complete sentance: "I am (username); remember me?" English isnt my 1st language so may be there should be comma or something else. I dont know, but it could be changed though.
Suggestions how to fix my piece of ***** so it would not be a *****?
btw thanks for comments - MrGreencastle, on 08/10/2008, -0/+1Applause to you two.
- cppforlife, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1nah, but would be nice tho. actually just want to make ubuntu a bit sexier so it can really compete with macs.
- cppforlife, on 08/11/2008, -0/+0@CrushThemTorg
so what do you think now? improved? http://cppforlife.deviantart.com/art/Ubuntu-mockup ... ? I added a submit button in a form of a checkmark. Removed my sexy useless sentence with lonely semicolon (lol) and used a default username/password label.
@MrGreencastle: yay!
ps:did i just make this topic a forum, lol - Vapid, on 08/10/2008, -1/+1mirror: http://mybloop.com/go/TjMBif
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