Monday, April 10, 2023

User Interface

I understand what this screenshot is saying, but they sure could have taken a few minutes to think through it and make it more clear, since not everyone will understand it. It took me a few seconds to figure out, which sometimes in our scrolling-scrolling-scrolling world is a few seconds too many.

The note at the top tells the user that the classic whiteboard is going away and that they should try the new whiteboard. Seems simple enough. Then below that, the link says "new whiteboard," which could make the user think that is the new whiteboard they were hyping above. Then the user sees "classic" in parentheses. So is it the new whiteboard or classic whiteboard I'll get if I click on that button?

Turns out it is a new instance of the classic (old) whiteboard. You have to click the "check it out" button to get the new whiteboard.

The word "new" is confusing, since it is used to refer to both a new instance of the old whiteboard and a new type of whiteboard.