Application window geometry specifier

[dn]

On 14/01/2021 15.25, boB Stepp wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 7:28 PM Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I love how "I think" is allowed to trump decades of usability research.

I'm just pleased that @Chris has found love!
(not detracting from the point though)


> Can you recommend a good reference for someone relatively new to GUI
> programming that is based on such research?  Book or web reference
> would be fine.

Most of my training-materials (certainly in this topic) are web-based -
but the ideas are also common to Python.


Nielsen-Norman Group do a lot of work in UX and offer a regular
newsletter which is usually a good way to make the brain-cells work for
their living: https://www.nngroup.com/

eg https://www.nngroup.com/articles/usability-101-introduction-to-usability/


A more applied view, courtesy of the New Zealand Government:
https://www.digital.govt.nz/standards-and-guidance/nz-government-web-standards/web-usability-standard-1-3/


Some become confused between the two terms: Accessibility and Usability.

Here's what the boss says:
https://www.w3.org/WAI/fundamentals/accessibility-usability-inclusion/

This article clearly explains each and then offers a comparison.
https://www.telerik.com/blogs/web-accessibility-vs-usability


If you really want to dig-down, I know for-sure that IBM, Microsoft,
Apple (and presumably others) have compiled style-guides about how
various GUIs should work, starting from really basic matters such as
when to use radio-buttons and when check-boxes. I can't tell you if the
gtk, qt, or wx people offer something similar...
-- 
Regards =dn