Continuing on from my previous post about the non apparent UX improvements in Vista, here is one simple, curious little left pointing arrow...
All those years ago, a few days before I was to leave for US, I was teaching my mom how to send emails. I sat many a hour being as patient as she has been with me through all my idiosyncrasies. What I remember the most is her being a deer-in-headlight every time she came to a new screen. She was so afraid to do anything lest it disappeared and she did not know how to bring it back again.
Now it comes together to me.
Discovering is not enough without knowing predictably how to get there again. ("Your highness," said Vasco Da Gama, " Went to India I did, though I know not how to again").
This insanely simple button on the dialog box is a revolution. It sews together the structure of a wizard with the well understood browser back button allowing you the permutation-ally logical option to go one screen back without breaking the workflow!
Wow.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Left is not right, back is not wrong
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Sunil - I totally agree. In fact I think it's a consicous decision from MS to include back buttons on all forms and even some of their apps which didn't have them before. For example, Windows media player 11 now has a back button (and forward buttons) so you go back to your previous screen. Simple but powerful navigation mechanism.
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