[thelist] Jakob Nielsen [was Anti-aliasing]

martin.p.burns at uk.pwcglobal.com martin.p.burns at uk.pwcglobal.com
Tue Feb 26 10:56:00 CST 2002


Memo from Martin P Burns of PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Subject:    RE: [thelist] Jakob Nielsen [was Anti-aliasing]


>> >Certainly the Flash on the home page of http://www.gozz.com
>> >is confusing as hell - is that supposed to be Good Flash?
>
>> Erg.  I have to say that I hate this kind of navigation.


>I like it. I think it's cool.

Usability is not based on whether people *like* it, but how successful
they are at *using* it. Yes, 'cool' is good, but for navigation, it needs
to
be way, way below "can I use it" in the order of priority.

"can I use it" is getting onto the ballpark - you don't even get paid
without it.

Did you try to use it?

>= Is it necessary for ALL sites to be as usable and accessible as
possible?

Yes.

But - usable is in part defined as 'fit for task'. The Flash
game I cited earlier is usable for its task. If the very point of what
you're trying to do relies on a physical capability (ie it is not
conceivable
that it could be used without it), then it could be 'accessible' without
supporting
that physical ability. Navigation and chat don't fall into that category (I
can't
think of any examples right now, but intellectually I can see that it's
possible).

Cheers
Martin


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