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The new interfaces are winning people over because they are based on usage patterns instead of choices.
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Another philosophy of the old UI approach was that the user wants to see all information all the time. Instead of building UIs that responded to the way that people actually interacted with the tool, the user interface opened up all possible choices at all times
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Contextual, AJAX-based UIs actually seem faster because they do not reveal all possible choices to the user. Instead they focus on surfacing just the bits that are necessary and then surfacing more based on user gestures.
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A good example of context-based UIs can be found in modern video players. The controls in these apps are hidden until the user moves the mouse over the player.
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Giorgio BertiniWeb 2.0 has brought many wonderful innovations and ideas to the Internet. We can no longer imagine the web without a social dimension, and we can no longer ...
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Jack ParkWeb 2.0 has brought many wonderful innovations and ideas to the Internet. We can no longer imagine the web without a social dimension, and we can no longer imagine an online world that is read-only - it is now a read/write web full of user-generated content. But there is another fairly recent innovation, which might have just as profound implications. We're speaking of the contextual user interface.
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Michael M GrantWeb 2.0 has brought many wonderful innovations and ideas to the Internet. We can no longer imagine the web without a social dimension, and we can no longer ...
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ojopiojoWeb 2.0 has brought many wonderful innovations and ideas to the Internet. We can no longer imagine the web without a social dimension, and we can no longer ...
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pedro_daltroThe key thing about new UIs is that they are contextual - presenting the user with minimal components and then changing in reaction to user gestures
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Simone Economo"In this post we take a look at the rise of the contextual UI and ponder if they will cross the chasm."
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purple-er -"A contextual user interface - as the name implies - is an interface which adapts to the current wishes of its users, the context. The interface will change according to the actions the user takes; present a set of minimal options, and show other options
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15 May 08
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Lindsay DonagheInteresting thoughts on moving away from the traditional Microsoft inspired standard user interface into more context-appropriate navigation in the style of Apple's products. Not sure if it's a good idea to reinvent the wheel every time you create an application, and there's something to be said for standardization with the issues of accessability, but it's also nice to be able to use apps without a manual. It's a tricky and expensive business to do that right though.
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Adam CutlerUsers are not stupid, and in fact, they were overwhelmed with choices presented in traditional UIs. The new interfaces are winning people over because they are based on usage patterns instead of choices.
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Juliendubsconsider this way of thinking about ui - things on the screen are representatiosn of objects
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Daniel AndrlikAnother very astute analysis from [ReadWriteWeb](http://www.readwriteweb.com "ReadWriteWeb") in which they discuss how simple and contextual interfaces are becoming more popular than the standard "Windows UI" approach of "never-ending choices." The author asks if these simpler interfaces will become dominant in the near future, and I certainly hope they do.
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marcell marsEvery imaginable choice was thrown at users at once and it was up to the poor user to figure out what to do. To cram more information onto the screen, the interfaces of that era used tabs. At some point Microsoft invented the ultimate UI element - a tab with a scroll button in the end which allowed the user to page through hidden tabs.
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Every imaginable choice was thrown at users at once and it was up to the poor user to figure out what to do. To cram more information onto the screen, the interfaces of that era used tabs. At some point Microsoft invented the ultimate UI element - a tab with a scroll button in the end which allowed the user to page through hidden tabs.
Another philosophy of the old UI approach was that the user wants to see all information all the time. Instead of building UIs that responded to the way that people actually interacted with the tool, the user interface opened up all possible choices at all times. Naturally, this is completely overwhelming and confusing to people.
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