http://dubroy.com/blog/uploading-and-downloading-are-seams-in-the-web-experience/ programming, usability, and interaction design Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:40:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://dubroy.com/blog/uploading-and-downloading-are-seams-in-the-web-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-17643 Dubroy.com/blog - Google Chrome: Usability Impressions Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:52:21 +0000 http://dubroy.com/blog/2007/09/28/uploading-and-downloading-are-seams-in-the-web-experience/#comment-17643 <p>[...] Another little bit of UI polish that I think Google got right. Last year, I wrote a post about how uploading and downloading are seams in the web experience. With Chome, Google has made a few small tweaks that make things better. Instead of a separate Downloads window (which constantly annoys me in other browsers), downloaded items appear in the tab they were downloaded from. Look in the bottom left corner of this screenshot: [...]</p> [...] Another little bit of UI polish that I think Google got right. Last year, I wrote a post about how uploading and downloading are seams in the web experience. With Chome, Google has made a few small tweaks that make things better. Instead of a separate Downloads window (which constantly annoys me in other browsers), downloaded items appear in the tab they were downloaded from. Look in the bottom left corner of this screenshot: [...]

]]> http://dubroy.com/blog/uploading-and-downloading-are-seams-in-the-web-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-9222 Dubroy.com/blog - Scribd’s iPaper and the fragile web Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:21:23 +0000 http://dubroy.com/blog/2007/09/28/uploading-and-downloading-are-seams-in-the-web-experience/#comment-9222 <p>[...] Now I would be the last guy to defend PDF. I’ve invented entirely new swear words just for Acrobat. And I’ve written before about how downloading documents is a seam in the web experience. iPaper seems like it could be an improvement — but it remains to be seen. [...]</p> [...] Now I would be the last guy to defend PDF. I’ve invented entirely new swear words just for Acrobat. And I’ve written before about how downloading documents is a seam in the web experience. iPaper seems like it could be an improvement — but it remains to be seen. [...]

]]> http://dubroy.com/blog/uploading-and-downloading-are-seams-in-the-web-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-6090 Dubroy.com/blog - More downloading difficulties Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:23:19 +0000 http://dubroy.com/blog/2007/09/28/uploading-and-downloading-are-seams-in-the-web-experience/#comment-6090 <p>[...] In the last couple weeks, I’ve mentioned a few times the usability problems associated with downloading from the web (Uploading and downloading are seams in the web experience and Usability problems downloading from web apps). That’s exactly the same problem I ran into this morning. [...]</p> [...] In the last couple weeks, I’ve mentioned a few times the usability problems associated with downloading from the web (Uploading and downloading are seams in the web experience and Usability problems downloading from web apps). That’s exactly the same problem I ran into this morning. [...]

]]> http://dubroy.com/blog/uploading-and-downloading-are-seams-in-the-web-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-5153 Dubroy.com/blog - Firefox 3 Awesomeness Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:53:05 +0000 http://dubroy.com/blog/2007/09/28/uploading-and-downloading-are-seams-in-the-web-experience/#comment-5153 <p>[...] First, the download manager has been completely re-written. A few weeks ago, I complained that uploading and downloading are seams in the web experience. One of the things I suggested was that the download window should allow drag-and-drop. Lo and behold, the new Firefox 3 download manager does! Check out the mockup, or bug 397655 for more details. [...]</p> [...] First, the download manager has been completely re-written. A few weeks ago, I complained that uploading and downloading are seams in the web experience. One of the things I suggested was that the download window should allow drag-and-drop. Lo and behold, the new Firefox 3 download manager does! Check out the mockup, or bug 397655 for more details. [...]

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