Usability Spotlight: Kohive Part – 2
What are the drawbacks of imitating the desktop interface design?
Despite all the advantages, a drawback that I found with the interface design was that I found myself at times trying to use the same keyboard shortcuts etc. that I would use on a Mac to manipulate the various apps on Kohive. But instead of manipulating Kohive functions, I was affecting native apps on my desktop. An example of this was when I had various apps open in Kohive that cluttered the interface. I would inadvertently enable the Exposé feature which allows a user to quickly locate an open window, or to hide all windows and show the desktop without the need to click through many windows to find a specific target. However this applied to my desktop and still left the Kohive interface design as cluttered as before. Despite drawbacks such as these I find that this interface design scheme is very promising.


0 comments
Kick things off by filling out the form below.
Leave a Comment