Re: [glob2-devel] complicated menue structure.

[Leo Wandersleb]

Bradley Arsenault wrote:
> This is untrue and contrary to good user interface design principles. A 
> good menu system presents all of the things that people want right 
> there. Yes, there are 8 buttons. But forcing a user to go through a 
> decision tree, rather than presenting what they want right there, 
> needlessly complexifies things. An imporant point of the main menu is to 
> present everything people would like to get done, rather than forcing a 
> player to search for what they want. Especially putting the Tutorial 
> under campaigns would be a large mistake. You see this important design 
> element everywhere from Digital Alarm Clocks to Stoves to Microwaves to 
> computer software such as Globulation 2 and Gnome.
>
> 8 Buttons is quite small, but nevertheless presents all of the different 
> avenues of interest directly. Grouping is good, but excessive grouping 
> presents an uneccessarily complex image of a program to a user, and 
> hides features of your software from the user.

you are right. for everyday use i would want a button to instantly host a yog 
game in the main menue. but a beginner gets confused by all those options. At 
least I am not convinced the main menue is perfect as is. Load game (to do what? 
edit? single play? multyplayer? campaign? yog?) What is ysagoon?

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