[cap-talk] Drag & "Attenuated" Drop?

[stay]

Here's a very relevant UI article:
http://lostgarden.com/2008/10/princess-rescuing-application-slides.html

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 2:11 PM, Rob Meijer <capibara at xs4all.nl> wrote:
> On Wed, December 10, 2008 18:39, Raoul Duke wrote:
>>> Brr. We need to do better than that, or nobody will want to use it.
>>
>> any chance of roping real usability professionals into this conversation?
>
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>
> When shifting access control from out of band ACL's to in band actions of
> designation, do we need to compare usability with or without regard to
> familiarity?

Here's a very relevant UI article:
http://lostgarden.com/2008/10/princess-rescuing-application-slides.html


>> (as an aside, i find drag and drop to be a dangerous ui thing if it is
>> not done well i.e. with very good feedback and very good undo, since
>> it can be all too easy to drop into the wrong place.)
>
> With respect to 'undo', would you think 'revoke' would do instead?

Nope.  Think withdrawal of funds.
-- 
Mike Stay
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