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On Usability and User Experience of Free Software
PLEASE PARTICIPATE IN A SURVEY ABOUT KDE’S DOWNLOAD MANAGER KGET
November 22nd, 2014
Please participate in a survey about KDE’s download manager KGet. Read more…
RESULTS OF SURVEY ABOUT LIBREOFFICE CALC’S TOOLBAR CONFIGURATION
November 20th, 2014
We present the results from the survey about toolbar usage in Libreoffice Calc. Read more…
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SIFR ICON SET
November 17th, 2014
We present results from the recent icon test using Sifr icons and compare it to the findings for Tango and Oxygen inspected in 2013. Read on…
EXTRACTING THE DNA OF ICONS
November 10th, 2014
We present a way to measure the quality of icons using a large scale online test. With this data in hand, we seek inspiration on effects on the quality of icon sets. Read the whole article…
STANDARD TOOLBAR IN LIBREOFFICE
November 8th, 2014
The Libreoffice design team discussed the results of the last survey about some functions in the toolbar. In this posting we share our conclusions. Read on…
HOW DO VIRTUAL DESKTOPS MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER?
October 31st, 2014
Virtual Desktops are an important part not only of the KDE experience. We seek your feedback on the question how Virtual Desktops actually affect your life. Read on…
PARTICIPATE: NEW LIBREOFFICE ICON TEST STARTED
October 27th, 2014
The LibreOffice design team announces the start of a new online icon test. You are invited to participate! Read the full article.
phpList wants to learn more about their users
October 23rd, 2014
phpList has teamed up with User Prompt to learn more about you – the phpList users. The first step is to ask you to participate in a small (5 minute) survey.
How could KTracks look like?
October 22nd, 2014
In a series of articles we illustrate the user centered design process from scratch, based on a still missing application in the KDE world: KTracks, an endurance activity tracker. In part #3 we present mockups of the application.
WHAT DO YOU REQUIRE FROM KTRACKS?
October 20th, 2014
In a series of articles we illustrate the user centered design process from scratch, based on a still missing application in the KDE world: KTracks, an endurance activity tracker. In part #2 we talk about requirements. Enjoy reading!