Re: [Fofredux-devel] Interface Design

[Katie B. <ka...@ho...>]

On Thu, Feb 02, 2006 at 01:18:13PM -0500, Andrew Turner wrote:
> We definitely appreciate and welcome input for FoFRedux. I agree that
> the interface is getting a little mucky as we add more features. And
> our roadmap calls for more features that will need better placement,
> layout, etc.

One of the weblogs I read had a post earlier this week asking for a
feed reader recommendation: http://joeshaw.org/2006/02/13/378
I was one of several respondents, and naturally I suggested
FoFRedux.

Today there's an update wherein the author describes his experiences
trying out each of the suggestions: http://joeshaw.org/2006/02/17/379

Here's what he had to say about FoFRedux:
"FoF Redux - I didn't even try this. It has the scariest [link to
http://fofredux.sourceforge.net/images/ViewFrames.jpg]
user-interface I've ever seen in a feed reader. I'm a tech guy,
I'm a hacker, but these days I just don't want to deal with
complicated software anymore."

I'm sharing this here not to try to drum up a campaign to change
this guy's mind about FoFRedux, but rather to show what a potential
user thinks when he sees our user interface.  It's that bad.

-- 
Katie Bechtold         http://hoteldetective.org/