[Freeipa-devel] Usability Testing

[Dmitri Pal]

Hi Eric,

Thank you for your feedback.
It is interesting that we asked about collapsing or not collapsing 
sections on the page and also about making it two columns.
Everybody we asked said :
a) I want to see everything at once - less clicking the better
b) I do not mind scrolling - two columns will make the page too overloaded

But this is their opinion. Yours is the opposite. It would be 
interesting to learn more about your "clicking habits" and UI preferences.

The other comments make sense to me :
a) Password reset link
b) Buttons per section

May be "edit protected fields flag" should be in the section too rather 
than one per page?

Thanks
Dmitri

Eric wrote:
> Update User:
>  
> My overall opionion is that the page is too long, and several fields 
> should be collapsed by default. It feels unatural to see the action 
> buttons 'Delete User', "Cancel', 'Update User' at the top right of the 
> page content. I believe they should appear at the bottom right of each 
> sub-sections. I also think a 2-column display would be more appropriate.
>  
> Identity Details Account Status:
> First Name: Username:
> Last Name: (Collapsed) Password, UID, GID, Home directory, Login 
> shell, Gecos
> Title:
> Work number:
> Cell number:
> Email:
>  
> Additional: (Collapsed) Fax, Pager, Full name, Display Name, Initials.
>  
> Mailing: (Collapsed)
>  
> Employee Info: (Collapsed)
>  
> Misc info: (collapsed)
>  
>
> Password: I would only display a link: 'Reset password', then the 2 
> boxes would appear
> Add links: I would not repeat the field name, and I would also put the 
> delete link next to it: 'Add Delete'
>  
>  
> Eric Desgranges
> eric at vcardprocessor.com