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Michelle,
UDig uses many concepts pioneered in the JUMP API, but not the API
itself.
Yours,
Paul
On 29-Nov-04, at 4:09 AM, Michelle Bachler wrote:
I need to write a report on the potential integration of one of our
software applications and uDIG.
I have read all the uDIG docs, but I seem to have two conflicting
notes about the use of JUMP.
Does uDIG use the JUMP api or not?
Thanks
Michelle
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Aquino"
<jonathan.aquino@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS"
<udig-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 4:36 AM
Subject: Re: [udig-devel] Good books on usability
Here's a thoughtful, entertaining Alan-Cooper-esque article on
software usability. I like the screenshots!
http://benroe.com/files/gui.html
On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 19:44:03 -0700, Paul Ramsey
<pramsey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The reviews on Amazon agree. But sadly, Tufte is unavailable!
On Wednesday, August 4, 2004, at 02:20 PM, Jonathan Aquino wrote:
> I'd like to share the following titles of excellent books on
usability:
>
> * Envisioning Information [Edward Tufte]. A beautiful book (with
> pop-ups!)
>
> * About Face [Alan Cooper]. Mostly about what's wrong with Windows,
> but there are some gems.
>
> On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 20:28:22 -0400, cholmes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <cholmes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Quoting Jonathan Aquino <jonathan.aquino@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>>> "uDig ... will ... make viewing, editing, and printing data ...
>>> simple
>>> for ordinary computer users." [uDig Requirements]
>>>
>>>
>>> Call me a dreamer, but wouldn't it be great if the uDig GUI were
as
>>> polished and friendly as PhotoShop? Editing data could be ...
fun!
>>> (http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/overview.html)
>>>
>>> May its user interface not become like the very user unfriendly
GIMP
>>> (aptly named) (http://www.wpdfd.com/editorial/wpd0504review.htm)
>>
>> I think if that's a serious goal then you really need to hire a
>> full-time user interface designer from the start. My friend is a
UI
>> designer at Adobe, he was lead UI on Album and he's moving to
co-lead
>> UI on Photoshop right now. Photoshop employs 4 people full time
just
>> to _think_ about the UI, and a large engineering team that's
committed
>> to implemented exactly what they come up with.
>>
>> There's a decent blog on open source problems with user interface
>> design:
>> http://daringfireball.net/2004/04/spray_on_usability
>>
>> He basically says that open source UI suffers because for the most
>> part
>> it's an after thought, to be really good it needs to be designed
for
>> at
>> the start, indeed it needs to drive development.
>>
>> Chris
>>
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>
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