Sorry, I just realized I should have
posted this to Bugzilla instead. Please see https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=152623
 
- Jim
 
____________________
Jim Ruehlin, IBM
Rational
RUP Content
Developer
Eclipse Process
Framework (EPF) Committer
email:  
jruehlin@xxxxxxxxxx
phone: 
760.505.3232
fax:     
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From: Jim
Ruehlin/Irvine/IBM 
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006
9:38 AM
To: 'Eclipse
 Process Framework Project Developers List'
Subject: Change Task: Prototype
the UI to Task: Design the UI
 
 
Hi all,
 
There seems to be general consensus among people I’ve
spoken with that the task Prototype the UI should be moved from the
Implementation discipline to the A&D disicpline. Prototyping the UI is
really a design task – different from software design, but design
nonetheless. After the UI is designed, it’s implemented with the rest of
the software. For that reason the UI doesn’t need its own distinct implementation
instructions.
 
In addition, I propose that the task be changed to Design
the UI. Prototyping should be a single step within the context of UI design
with an associated guideline created later. As a first cut, here are some steps
I would expect to see in Design the UI:
 - Review usability styles of
     similar applications or websites
 
 - Review usability standards
     (e.g. Win XP UI standards and general web UI standards)
 
 - Define general look/feel
     (opportunities for guidelines on web usability, PC usability, command-line
     usability)
 
 - Define usability standards
 
 - Prototype the UI
 
 - Evaluate the UI prototype
 
 
Are there any objections or recommendations regarding
changing this task? Would “Design the Ux” be better?
 
Thanks,
Jim
 
____________________
Jim Ruehlin, IBM Rational
RUP Content Developer
Eclipse Process Framework (EPF) Committer
email:   jruehlin@xxxxxxxxxx
phone:  760.505.3232
fax:     
949.369.0720