Comments on: A great example of bad dialog box design
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User Experience Design, Research & Good Old Fashioned UsabilitySun, 22 Jul 2007 11:05:50 +0000
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By: JungleDave
https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/07/01/a-great-example-of-bad-dialog-box-design/#comment-14472
Sun, 22 Jul 2007 11:05:50 +0000http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/07/01/a-great-example-of-bad-dialog-box-design/#comment-14472When I saw this article title I thought.. “oh no, someone’s finally going to point out how convoluted the Jungle Disk options dialog has gotten”. Funny that it ended up being the one dialog that we don’t control :)
That being said, we are planning on revamping the options dialog in the future to make it less intimidating for new users while still proving the advanced options requested by our users.
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By: Harry Brignull
https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/07/01/a-great-example-of-bad-dialog-box-design/#comment-10809
Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:44:50 +0000http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/07/01/a-great-example-of-bad-dialog-box-design/#comment-10809Good point Douglas. The keychain is a complex concept that you can’t just gloss over. However, I’ll have a stab at it.
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By: Douglas Karr
https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/07/01/a-great-example-of-bad-dialog-box-design/#comment-10683
Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:46:24 +0000http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/07/01/a-great-example-of-bad-dialog-box-design/#comment-10683What would a good solution look like? I agree that this is confusing, but you shouldn’t criticize unless you’re prepared to back it up.
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By: Harry Brignull
https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/07/01/a-great-example-of-bad-dialog-box-design/#comment-10669
Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:15:10 +0000http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/07/01/a-great-example-of-bad-dialog-box-design/#comment-10669Thanks for pointing that out!
I felt bad about pointing the finger at jungledisk – whose software is free, and rather good for what it is.
On the otherhand, Apple is a worthy target. :-)
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By: Hendrik
https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/07/01/a-great-example-of-bad-dialog-box-design/#comment-10462
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 15:51:58 +0000http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/07/01/a-great-example-of-bad-dialog-box-design/#comment-10462No, that dialog box belongs to Apple’s Keychain. I recall seeing it for Safari and other applications. Nothing to do with Jungledisk.