smashingmagazine.com— More and more applications these days are migrating to the Web. Without platform constraints or installation requirements, the software-as-a-service model looks very attractive.
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This information is only obvious to those of us that have been building web applications for more than a few years. For those getting started or who haven't yet had the opportunity to implement features like this, this is a great list of techniques.
Except that they don't talk about OS X at all, but they do mention Office 7 and the ribbon. I take your point though... many of the recommends ARE things that OS X does, but that doesn't mean they're promoting OS X, just that OS X is a good example of some of them.I agree with most of these, and have been designing UIs for a long time, but 1 of them I disagree with. SOME users want to be handed only the nav elements that are (typically) useful. Other users hate having nav elements change. These tend to be power users (who know it all and expect it to be available whenever its possible) and people with mental or visual conditions such as ADHD, OCD, color-blindneww (where menus hide, it's hard to see) etc. for whom a changing interface is extremely frustrating.
ivandjkJan 13, 2009
very helpful
iknowkungfooJan 13, 2009
This information is only obvious to those of us that have been building web applications for more than a few years. For those getting started or who haven't yet had the opportunity to implement features like this, this is a great list of techniques.
mtheoryxJan 13, 2009
YO DAWG, I HEARD YOU LIKE DIGG ARTICLES...
designerutahJan 13, 2009
Except that they don't talk about OS X at all, but they do mention Office 7 and the ribbon. I take your point though... many of the recommends ARE things that OS X does, but that doesn't mean they're promoting OS X, just that OS X is a good example of some of them.I agree with most of these, and have been designing UIs for a long time, but 1 of them I disagree with. SOME users want to be handed only the nav elements that are (typically) useful. Other users hate having nav elements change. These tend to be power users (who know it all and expect it to be available whenever its possible) and people with mental or visual conditions such as ADHD, OCD, color-blindneww (where menus hide, it's hard to see) etc. for whom a changing interface is extremely frustrating.
stuffradioJan 13, 2009
You know I will! It's a great list :)
udaydJan 14, 2009
i meant to add...i do that as a backup for JS in case someone has it disabled.