Comments for Paper Arrow http://paperarrow.com/blog Notes from the quiver... Wed, 12 May 2010 06:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha Comment on In defence of Ferrari by Renald George http://paperarrow.com/blog/2010/05/in-defence-of-ferrari/comment-page-1/#comment-501 Renald George Wed, 12 May 2010 06:56:04 +0000 http://paperarrow.com/blog/?p=96#comment-501 Hush..... Hush.... that just silenced the quick fingered who are out there looking to make a phony point about what they really dont know. Usability = user friendly not passerby friendly :) Hush.…. Hush.… that just silenced the quick fingered who are out there looking to make a phony point about what they really dont know. Usability = user friendly not passerby friendly :)

]]> Comment on Is technical communication a part of user experience? by Amir http://paperarrow.com/blog/2010/01/is-techcomm-ux/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Amir Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:40:26 +0000 http://paperarrow.com/blog/?p=85#comment-121 Hi Xavier, I have been reading through your posts for sometime now and I must say that it is simple and quite interesting. I completely agree with your point (...just documenting the system) on technical communication. It is not just the communicators, who should be blamed but the environment that organisation creates and the importance it associates with the user experience). -Amir Hi Xavier,

I have been reading through your posts for sometime now and I must say that it is simple and quite interesting.

I completely agree with your point (…just documenting the system) on technical communication. It is not just the communicators, who should be blamed but the environment that organisation creates and the importance it associates with the user experience).

–Amir

]]> Comment on to err is human by Xavier http://paperarrow.com/blog/2009/08/to-err-is-human/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Xavier Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:17:54 +0000 http://paperarrow.com/blog/?p=64#comment-73 People think adding 'please' will please the user and make the application usable ;-) People think adding ‘please’ will please the user and make the application usable ;-)

]]> Comment on Defenestrating Tables & Indices by Xavier http://paperarrow.com/blog/2009/10/defenestrating-tables-indices/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Xavier Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:00:21 +0000 http://paperarrow.com/blog/?p=80#comment-72 How do you allow customers to build their own ToCs in a PDF? Maybe allow them to bookmark whatever sections they find useful for them might be a good idea... How do you allow customers to build their own ToCs in a PDF? Maybe allow them to bookmark whatever sections they find useful for them might be a good idea…

]]> Comment on to err is human by Suman http://paperarrow.com/blog/2009/08/to-err-is-human/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Suman Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:04 +0000 http://paperarrow.com/blog/?p=64#comment-71 the term 'please' should be avoided because it has cultural implications: how will you translate it to other languages? It is a gratuitous word that does not add value to the 'call to action' ('Enter IP address'). Also, when a customer is faced with the error message, which are modal windows quite often, he/she wants to get rid of it quickly. Reminds of a line from 'As good as it gets' You are describing the water when I am drowning. :) the term ‘please’ should be avoided because it has cultural implications: how will you translate it to other languages? It is a gratuitous word that does not add value to the ‘call to action’ (‘Enter IP address’). Also, when a customer is faced with the error message, which are modal windows quite often, he/she wants to get rid of it quickly. Reminds of a line from ‘As good as it gets’ You are describing the water when I am drowning. :)

]]> Comment on Defenestrating Tables & Indices by Suman http://paperarrow.com/blog/2009/10/defenestrating-tables-indices/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Suman Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:51:51 +0000 http://paperarrow.com/blog/?p=80#comment-70 What is an index? It is nothing but a tag cloud in an alphabetic order? Instead of eliminating the TOC, probably we should help customers build their own TOCs? What is an index? It is nothing but a tag cloud in an alphabetic order? Instead of eliminating the TOC, probably we should help customers build their own TOCs?

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