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feldon34 · 09-11-2002, 05:44 PM

Right now, new users of the Aquarium get very confused with the drop-down menus. I'd say less than 10% of people who purchase the Aquarium have ever SEEN the Settings panel.

Back before the Aquarium defaulted to 7 {RANDOM} slots, there were thousands of people running the Aquarium with only the 7 default fish.

So the question is, for those 5-10% who discover the Settings panel, how complex should it be?

Well, I designed my prototype in such a way that it is easy for someone new to the aquarium and computers to pick fish. I also put more advanced settings in, but on a separate page.

I hope this does not sound like an ego trip, but for me to be happy with a new settings panel for the aquarium, it will have to be at least as intuitive as what I prototyped.

https://www.feldoncentral.com/Sachs/...ttings102.html

09-11-2002, 05:44 PM	#194
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Right now, new users of the Aquarium get very confused with the drop-down menus. I'd say less than 10% of people who purchase the Aquarium have ever SEEN the Settings panel. Back before the Aquarium defaulted to 7 {RANDOM} slots, there were thousands of people running the Aquarium with only the 7 default fish. So the question is, for those 5-10% who discover the Settings panel, how complex should it be? Well, I designed my prototype in such a way that it is easy for someone new to the aquarium and computers to pick fish. I also put more advanced settings in, but on a separate page. I hope this does not sound like an ego trip, but for me to be happy with a new settings panel for the aquarium, it will have to be at least as intuitive as what I prototyped. https://www.feldoncentral.com/Sachs/...ttings102.html "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman