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The next-generation !browser may have no URL bar - http://gadaf.fi/2cy - !chrome !chromium !firefox !webdevelopment !ux !hci !usability
- Alex Kuster and Dimitri Dhuyvetter repeated this.
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@jabz that sounds like a awful stupid idea for me #no.url.bar
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@bavatar: I am ambivalent. When I first heard it, it sounded terrible. :)
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@clacke You are absolutely right. "Essential for hackers, confusing for most" pins it down.
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@jabz It's difficult to get out of the trap of projecting your own needs on an interface designed for another target audience.
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@jabz *shudder*
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@clacke An interface needs to be designed for ALL users
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@marjoleink That simply isn't possible if you want to create succinct interfaces. Interface design is a form of writing. Know your audience.
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@clacke perfectly possible! If you cannot imagine how to do that, you are not a good UI designer. UIs need to be discoverable and adaptable.
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@marjoleink ah, c'mon. It's not that bad, isn't it? I have some strong points pro ASCII.
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@jabz ASCII is good for people who use western languages, mostly English. You cannot type a Chinese URL because it wasn't designed for YOU
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@marjoleink: acknowledged. I will re-think that point. Will work on the article later.
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@marjoleink They do, and that will make them usable for more user types. But there usually comes a point where you need to make a choice.
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@jabz I'd never use (on my PC, at least) a !browser which is not able to *constantly* display the #URL I'm at. Point. #URL_bar #poor_design
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@clacke hey! nice bit of user advocacy there. Hope to see more design in FLOSS world, not in graphic design sense, nor in "dumbing down"
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♻ @jabz The next-generation !browser may have no URL bar - http://gadaf.fi/2cy - !chrome !chromium !firefox !webdevel…
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