User Profile for ehildum

GanttPV 0.4 (Mac OS X)

Need to focus on user experience, not scripts  

While a cross platform project planner is a nice idea, this project falls far short of what is needed for a functional application on the Mac platform. The authors seem to be more interested in writing python scripts than actually making a usable product. Even in the most basic function of entering task names and durations rather obscure steps must be followed to get new rows for a new task. Many functions are relegated to scripts which require certain rows or sections to be selected before they will operate; some scripts do nothing no matter what is selected. None of these requirements are documented. This application looks nothing like an Aqua or OS 9 application, there is no reliance on standard Carbon or Cocoa metaphors, contributing to the difficulty of using this application. If the authors step back from python scripting, and work on the usability of the interface, e.g. using standard metaphors for common operations such as dragging to change the order of tasks, this application could in the future be very useful. In other words, python as the implementation is fine but should be completely hidden; they need to concentrate on the user experience, eliminating the scripts menu,not placing more scripts in it. [alert admin]

Post a comment | More Info  |  2 of 3 users found this helpful

Tuesday, June 21 2005 @ 10:32 AM PDT

No user comments.