Comments on: Thinking About User Interface http://blog.potterzot.com/2008/05/21/thinking-about-user-interface/ Economics. Data. Software. Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:46:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Mike http://blog.potterzot.com/2008/05/21/thinking-about-user-interface/comment-page-1/#comment-354 Mike Wed, 21 May 2008 17:54:02 +0000 http://blog.potterzot.com/?p=203#comment-354 I've always been a fan of customising my desktop layout, and my interests have lied within Human Computer Interaction for a long time, as to why we use windows-based browsing, why we have a start menu and task-bar, etc. One thing I've always felt that Linux lacked was a really innovative UI, and I've yet to see anyone develop a user interface that is both completely different from the rest, yet works extremely well. It's a shame really, because a change in UI would most likely result in a lot of people trying out Linux. Either way, the WIMP method of computing is still at large, and I doubt it'll change for a while. With luck, though, we'll see some research going into Linux to find new ways of laying out our desktops. I’ve always been a fan of customising my desktop layout, and my interests have lied within Human Computer Interaction for a long time, as to why we use windows-based browsing, why we have a start menu and task-bar, etc.

One thing I’ve always felt that Linux lacked was a really innovative UI, and I’ve yet to see anyone develop a user interface that is both completely different from the rest, yet works extremely well. It’s a shame really, because a change in UI would most likely result in a lot of people trying out Linux.

Either way, the WIMP method of computing is still at large, and I doubt it’ll change for a while. With luck, though, we’ll see some research going into Linux to find new ways of laying out our desktops.

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