Q/A 'Improve Question', user experience ...
-
... I think it is better to show it ('Improve Question') permanent and not only when one does ho(o)ver over the question. It is a style guide thing. But from my point of view one should not delegate the user to flip around with the mouse on the screen to see what actions are available. I estimate, that 75% of the new members then would have a chance to see that there is a possibility to edit the question. Only my two cents.
-
... I think it is better to show it ('Improve Question') permanent and not only when one does ho(o)ver over the question. It is a style guide thing. But from my point of view one should not delegate the user to flip around with the mouse on the screen to see what actions are available. I estimate, that 75% of the new members then would have a chance to see that there is a possibility to edit the question. Only my two cents.
0x01AA wrote:
I estimate, that 75% of the new members then would have a chance to see that there is a possibility to edit the question.
And 90% of them would ignore it :laugh:
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
-
... I think it is better to show it ('Improve Question') permanent and not only when one does ho(o)ver over the question. It is a style guide thing. But from my point of view one should not delegate the user to flip around with the mouse on the screen to see what actions are available. I estimate, that 75% of the new members then would have a chance to see that there is a possibility to edit the question. Only my two cents.
I often post a comment that says:
Quote:
Please use the Improve question link above, and add complete details of what is not working.
With a couple of exceptions it is routinely ignored and the OP replies, or adds a new comment, with all the details, including a lot of unformatted code. What we really need is an online training course that all new members have to complete before they are allowed to post a question.
-
I often post a comment that says:
Quote:
Please use the Improve question link above, and add complete details of what is not working.
With a couple of exceptions it is routinely ignored and the OP replies, or adds a new comment, with all the details, including a lot of unformatted code. What we really need is an online training course that all new members have to complete before they are allowed to post a question.
Well, that would get rid of most the students ... they don't even study the course they are supposed to be answering homework on ... :-D
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
-
I often post a comment that says:
Quote:
Please use the Improve question link above, and add complete details of what is not working.
With a couple of exceptions it is routinely ignored and the OP replies, or adds a new comment, with all the details, including a lot of unformatted code. What we really need is an online training course that all new members have to complete before they are allowed to post a question.
-
Well, that would get rid of most the students ... they don't even study the course they are supposed to be answering homework on ... :-D
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
-
Sorry, but think about more about UI which is user friendly. Does a user really have to scan the 'screen' with the mouse to get the available options?
I wasn't disagreeing with you - I was commenting on the likelihood of "idiot users" actually reading something if it doesn't contain the code they need to hand in. Experience says they don't even read most of the words in a solution, just copy'n'paste the code fragment then complain it didn't compile as a complete project ... :sigh:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
-
Sorry, but it is simply a no go UI. Let's assume you start a setup, and it does not display something like 'next' Button before your mouse hovers the setup window. Sorry, that kind of UI is simply sh..
My comments were what we call in English "tongue in cheek"; that is to say I was only being half serious. I agree with you it would be better if these fields showed all the time, but experience tells me that posters would still routinely ignore them. As I said above, even when I tell them how to answer correctly, they rarely do so.
