28 Nov
2008
28 Nov
'08
7:30 p.m.
Hi Laurent,
[snip]
I forgot to mention a few important things:
* You are the expert in term of UI Design and Usability so we all want
to learn from you (at least I do! :)) but I can't learn if you don't
take the time to explain to me why my thinking is so wretched :) But
once we understand a concept, we'll be the one to evangelize it and
promote it so you won't be alone anymore. We'll also be able to do
some new designs that are mostly ok without having to have lengthy
discussions.
* This is one of the first time you're interacting here so it's normal
it's taking some time to get a common understanding. This is perfectly
normal and is a process that takes some time. This is not something
that can be rushed.
Just wanted to make sure you understand how important it is that you
continue discussing here and that we (I at least) really value your
inputs (because I know you and I know you can bring a lot but you have
to be a bit more patient ;)).
Thanks
-Vincent
[snip]
I really
don't know what to anser.... so starting here i stop to
discuss.
I'm surprised by your reaction Laurent.
JV is proposing to have a 2 step wizard for inserting an image. I
comment that the second step is not necessary IMO since it only
contains optional features that are not going to be used in the
majority of cases (especially if we agree that resizing should be done
inline and not in the dialog box - You didn't even answer that part,
does it mean you think resizing should not be done inline?) and you
end up the conversation saying that you don't know what to answer...
I think you're missing the fact that a good discussion is always
healthy. You might think that you're always right and that there's no
point in discussing with others but that's simply not true. Look at
your initial proposal with 5 wizard screens. This is what we would
have now if we had blindly accepted your proposal. I'm glad we didn't
since this has lead to thinking more about it and JV proposed the
treeview solution which has had unanimous approval and is better
according to everyone.
OTOH maybe you're fed up discussing because you've already discussed
all this with JV before. Fair enough but then none of us was involved
and we can't know what was discussed.