On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:37:12 +0100, "frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx" <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
yeah, you're absolutely correct. The tools have improved a lot, but none of the technologies has been installed into the default distribution's UI in a generative place. The first change we surely need to advance the semantic abilities of our DEs is to add a tagging system to the "Save as.." dialog window.
Is it a problem with the tools, or is it something about how people think?
There are great differences between:- navigating step by step to a location and being required to "teleport" yourself there - recognizing your document when you see it, and being forced to recall some of its characteristics - always using similar steps to get to a document and having to come up with an appropriate search strategy each time
- etc...There is some research that shows that people like to have stable structures for their personal archives and that a strong physical metaphor ("one item is in one place and one place only") can decrease the cognitive load required to use such a system. Search is usually *only* used as a last resource tool when the user can not remember at all where he put that document...
Felipe