
Newton Interface Design
Newton Applications Must Be Easy to Use
Admittedly, making an application easy to use is quite difficult. Nevertheless, it is on this point that your application will stand or fall. It is worth your time to think through your design for its ease of use. Thus, the first point of advice:
- Have a non-computer-user who is skilled in the application task area test your application.
For example: waiters and restaurant owners who do not use computers would be the logical testers of a restaurant application. While this advice is applicable for other platforms as well, it is crucial for the Newton, whose user base contains a greater mix of consumers and business people who are not avid computer users.
NTK also makes the iterative process of application development far easier and quicker than traditional development environments. So, take advantage of it to implement the next piece of advice:
- Refine your application's interface step-by-step.
- Emphasize Tapping over Writing
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An online version of Programming for the Newton using Macintosh, 2nd ed. ©1996, 1994, Julie McKeehan and Neil Rhodes.
Last modified: 1 DEC 1996