Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!paperboy!yee From: yee@osf.org (Michael K. Yee) Newsgroups: comp.human-factors Subject: Re: Audio feedback from GUI's Message-ID: Date: 13 Jun 91 15:14:18 GMT References: <1991Jun12.171211.2716@cs.umn.edu> <31228@hydra.gatech.EDU> <1991Jun12.202741.16629@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1991Jun12.215523.7379@cs.umn.edu> <1991Jun13.003210.23083@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Sender: news@OSF.ORG Organization: Open Software Foundation Lines: 25 In-reply-to: lnk10562@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu's message of 13 Jun 91 00:32:10 GMT In article <1991Jun13.003210.23083@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> lnk10562@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Louis Koziarz) writes: > Use auditory presentation if: Use visual presentation if: > ------------------------------- --------------------------------- > 2. The message is short. 2. The message is long. ... > Your original article pretty much picked up on these concepts, and they're > important ones. This might explain why so many Mac users trashed SonicFinder. > A few good concepts came through, such as the rising pitch of the water > sound as the file copy reached completion. First, thanks for posting the audio verses visual feedback list. I think that Bill Buxton has done some incredible work in the area of audio feedback and input techniques. Secondly, don't you think that your example conflict with item 2 from your list. I for one would turn this particular feature off, if possible. ... > Louis Koziarz =Mike -- == Michael K. Yee -+- OSF/Motif Team == Open Software Foundation - 11 Cambridge Center - Cambridge, MA 02142 == "Live simply, so that others may simply live."