Re: Emacs Survey: Toolbars

[Jean Louis]

* Philip K. <philipk@posteo.net> [2020-12-15 21:49]:
> Óscar Fuentes <ofv@wanadoo.es> writes:
> > Really, this kind of decissions should be based on guidance by UI
> > experts. Sadly, it seems that we have none onboard, same as every other
> > Free or Open Source projects around (and even most propietary ones).
> > They are very scarce.
> 
> Maybe I'm too cynical, but can a non-Emacs UI expert really help with
> something as other-worldly as Emacs? And I don't even mean this in an
> elitist way, just that it has so many conventions and usage-patterns
> from parallel UI traditions, that it might seem easier to just start all
> over (which I'm not advocating for).

Usability advises by Nielsen can definitely help, see here the outline
of a test: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/usability-testing-101/

If we have clear proposal on testing, I can provide the test with 5
people around me and give you results, then few other people can test
other few people and provide results. Or one built-in usability survey
can be delivered with Emacs or answered straight by people from Help
menu. It does not cost more than effort, not money.

That would accumulate data over time to know what people need and want
and how to improve the interface.

Jean