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My FOSDEM talk about why visual change is good is finally up.
https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-2728-thunderbird-why-visual-change-is-good/
#fosdem #thunderbird #ui #ux
When I was a smartass computer nerd in the 80s and 90s, an eternal theme was friends and family sheepishly asking me for tech support help, and me slowly, patiently explaining to them that computers aren't scary, they're actually predictable, they won't explode or erase your data (unless you really make an effort), and they operate by simple (if somewhat arcane) rules. Edit > Cut, then click, then Edit > Paste. Save As. Use tabs, not spaces. Stuff like that. Maybe not easy, but simple, or at least consistent and learnable.
But that's not true anymore.
User interfaces lag. Text lies. Buttons don't click. Buttons don't even look like buttons! Panels pop up and obscure your workspace and you can't move or remove them -- a tiny floating x and a few horizontal lines is all you get. Mobile and web apps lose your draft text, refresh at whim, silently swallow errors, mysteriously move shit around when you're not looking, hide menus, bury options, don't respect or don't remember your chosen settings. Doing the same thing gives different results. The carefully researched PARC principles of human-computer interaction -- feedback, discoverabilty, affordances, consistency, personalization -- all that fundamental Don Norman shit -- have been completely discarded.
My tech support calls now are about me sadly explaining there's nothing I can do. Computers suck now. They run on superstition, not science. It's a real tragedy for humanity and I have no idea how to fix it.
Put your kettles on and come learn about Cards View and how we tackle visual design! Community Office Hours start in half an hour - get the Zoom link and password in the blog post:
https://blog.thunderbird.net/2023/11/upcoming-thunderbird-community-office-hours/
Join Us For November 2023 Thunderbird Community Office Hours
New format, special guest! Join us for Thunderbird Community Office Hours on November 29, 2023 to discuss Cards View and more.Heather Ellsworth (The Thunderbird Blog)
Just a friendly reminder to join us tomorrow at 18:00 UTC for our Community Office Hours all about visual design and Cards View with @micah! Find out how to join the call, hang out with the team, and learn how UI changes happen and how to get involved below!
https://blog.thunderbird.net/2023/11/upcoming-thunderbird-community-office-hours/
Join Us For November 2023 Thunderbird Community Office Hours
New format, special guest! Join us for Thunderbird Community Office Hours on November 29, 2023 to discuss Cards View and more.Heather Ellsworth (The Thunderbird Blog)
Has been released Lapce v0.3.0 🎉
Lapce (IPA: /læps/) is a modern Open Source, Lightning-fast, and Powerful code editor, written in pure Rust with a UI in Floem. 🦀
#OpenSource #CodeEditor #Rust #Lapce #Floem #UI #Editor #FOSS #Developer #Experience #DX
https://github.com/lapce/lapce/releases/tag/v0.3.0
Release v0.3.0 · lapce/lapce
Features/Changes #2190: Rewrite with Floem UI #2425: Reimplement completion lens #2498: Show Lapce as an option when doing "Open With..." on Linux #2549: Implement multi-line vim-motion yank and d...GitHub
Why did my #Thunderbird (upgraded to v115.3.1) grow an empty window frame & titlebar above the menu bar? #UI #UX
I have also lost the ability to re-size columns in the message-list pane.
Quick FYI 🏁 🏎️
Prior to #GoDaddy killing my #POP #Email client access on June 2 as part of #Microsoft's mandate to force users onto its #Exchange protocol, I switched from #Outlook 2016 to #Thunderbird 114 Beta (which still connects w/ #POP3 + #OAuth2 - unsure if it's a glitch, but it works)
Thunderbird 114 Beta Portable (it's the version I'm using)
https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/thunderbird_portable/test
Since Thunderbird team is moving towards its new #Supernova #UI for Thunderbird 115, there's a mixture of old & new menus
Thunderbird, Portable Edition Test (email client) | PortableApps.com
Thunderbird, Portable Edition Test is a test version of the popular Thunderbird email client bundled with a PortableApps.PortableApps.com
This is solely for UK audiences I'm afraid but if you have 20 minutes and would be up for a £15 e-gift voucher (https://www.highstreetvouchers.com), would love to get your feedback on some designs for a recurring donations user journey.
WARNING: This version is hosted on usabilityhub which isn't exactly the most accessible...
Here is the link - https://usabi.li/do/66f584ee610e/a030
Anyone otherwise interested in testing out coded prototypes etc., do get in touch!
#UX #UI #UserTesting
#Email #Mail #Mozilla #Thunderbird #UI #UX #Outlook #Office #Office365 #Microsoft365 #OfficeSuite #Alternative #PIM #Tasks #Events #Calendar #Contacts
Text was never hard to read on 8-bit systems. A single character, generally 8x8, was a large enough portion of the screen to remain legible at distance (ie TV).
The textmode ratio of 40 or 80 chars wide by 25 chars high is a standard on MANY microcomputers and terminals. On terminals, this ratio exists today.
Consider making your text at least this large. Tiny text is really, really shitty.
#gamedev
https://designnotes.blog.gov.uk/2022/11/28/designing-for-people-with-dyscalculia-and-low-numeracy/
#UX #UI #Dyscalculia #articles #BestPractices #design
Designing for people with dyscalculia and low numeracy
We believe in working in the open. This blog is for designers across government to share their projects, ideas and concepts, or just to think out loud.designnotes.blog.gov.uk
... I’ve looked for existing sets of guidelines without luck, so apparently I get to draw my own line in the sand. An earlier version of this post proved popular on Mastodon, I’m expanding it here. This is a first effort and some of my suggestions may not hold up, though I hope most will. Further discussion on that point at the end of this post....
- Persistence is free
- Pixels are cheap
- Paints are expensive ...
https://diaspora.glasswings.com/posts/638a8d10e041013afba8448a5b29e257
This is based off an earlier toot as part of a longer thread, here:
https://toot.cat/@dredmorbius/108595472904617729
I felt this needed and deserved a post-length treatment and so it has one.
I'd very much like to hear criticisms / improvements.
#eink #ui #ux #interfaces #UIUX #design #WebDesign #AppDesign
E-Ink Design Principles for Web and Applications
E-Ink Design Principles for Web and Applications If you're engaged in application or Web UI/UX design for E-Ink devices or displays (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_paper), it helps to keep in mind what these displays' capabilities are.Glass Wings diaspora* social network
It uses an intuitive system of shades to help you select colours which meet the appropriate WCAG contrast rating, even if you're mixing and matching base colours:
https://reasonable.work/colors/
#opensource #design #ui #uidesign #color #colour #accessibility
Reasonable Colors
Reasonable Colors is an open-source color system that makes it easy to build accessible, nice-looking color palettes.Reasonable Colors