[wp-hackers] Usability Interface Guidelines?

[Torger Bjornrud]

I naively filed bug 124, titled, " "Publish" button is redunant and 
confusing. "
Here's the link: 
http://mosquito.wordpress.org/bug_view_page.php?bug_id=0000124

When I filed the bug, I thought this was obvious and didn't warrant 
discusssion.  I could have written a response to mark's bug comment in 
the bug tracker, but I see the hacker-list as a better forum to address 
what is fundamentally a UI decision, precedent for future design 
decisions,  that WP I think should decide upon.  Upon more thinking, I 
really feel that WordPress could benefit now, and in the future from 
some quick & dirty design philosophies, and have them in a central 
reference page.

Essentially, I don't feel that in a specialized web application of such 
small scope (compared to large office programs, IDEs, or other 
software) should offer redundant ways of accomplishing the basic tasks. 
   This leads to UI clutter, as well as possible confusion over how to 
accomplish a task.  The best specialized systems that first come to 
mind to me (iPod, telephone, winamp) all have the common attribute of 
linking one resulting behavior to only one control.

Yea or nay?

Best,
~Tor


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Tor Bjornrud
http://brainscat.com