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Other Topics => Ideas => : Karl February 26, 2009, 06:46:25 AM
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I don't know if this is the right place for this topic.
OpenGoo is a great software. Now I have a second installation for a very different user group. But there is one problem: The usability.
Those users (except one who uses basecamp) are absolutely not used to using an online collaboration platform and find the usability of OpenGoo quite hard and confusing.
I would suggest to have something like a "Simple/Advanced" setting in OpenGoo like in some other desktop software.
Karl
PS: Maybe you have some recommendations how to setup OpenGoo to make it more simple to use.
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Usability is top priority.
All suggestions in this subject are very welcome.
We are all ears!
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Most user don't find their way because they feel overloaded with the content and don't know how to look for important things.
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I have experienced the same. Even those people new to OpenGoo but who have used basecamp a lot, find OpenGoo 'overwhelming' and 'not as intuitive' as basecamp. I'm finding it quite difficult to convince these people its worth the switch.
A 'simple' setting might be good. And designing for simplicity of interface always important (as I'm sure you strive for anyway).
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NB Being able to turn modules 'on' and 'off' now is a great feature for this. But I suppose the 'simple/advanced' feature would enable you to keep any of the modules but strip out a lot of the features that go with them:
e.g. A 'simple' new note would:
* remove: 'workspace' options (just post the note in the workspace you're currently in)
* remove 'tags', 'options', 'custom properties' options (not essential)
* have 'Subscribers' check boxes visible by default -
* not sure about 'Linked Objects', seems important but its not simple to use :-)
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A 'simple' setting might be good. And designing for simplicity of interface always important (as I'm sure you strive for anyway).
You are right: this is very important for us, and we constantly strive for it. :)
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e.g. A 'simple' new note would:
* remove: 'workspace' options (just post the note in the workspace you're currently in)
* remove 'tags', 'options', 'custom properties' options (not essential)
* have 'Subscribers' check boxes visible by default -
This is exactly the kind of feedback I was going to request in this thread!
Specific examples are the most helpful (Note then; I am not quoting the last point :P )
Thanks!
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OK, if you like I could try and put some more thorough and considered thought into this side of things?
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OK, if you like I could try and put some more thorough and considered thought into this side of things?
Absolutely!