Tag Archives: user interface design

Using reversible user options for interface design

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

One of the general principles of user interface design should be that when a user has to choose an option, it should be easily reversible – and it should be obvious how to do so. Take a look at this … Continue reading →

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Touchpad scrolling is broken in Lion

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

As Cult of Mac notes, the default behaviour for touchpad scrolling in OS X Lion is reversed. In previous versions of OS X, you move your fingers down on the trackpad to scroll down. In Lion, you move your fingers up. … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu changes its desktop from GNOME to Unity – Computerworld Blogs

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Ubuntu changes its desktop from GNOME to Unity – Computerworld Blogs: Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu and the company behind it, Canonical, surprised the hundreds of Ubuntu programmers at the Ubuntu Developers Summit when he announced that in the next … Continue reading →

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How much of a success is open source?

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Ian Betteridge

How much of a success is open source? In his musings on open source, and how ideas cross the chasm, Alan Patrick ponders the origin story of open source, and how it relates to a particular brand of utopianism. “The … Continue reading →

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