{"id":1218,"date":"2011-01-13T16:55:39","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T15:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stevebromley.com\/blog\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2019-11-06T17:45:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T16:45:01","slug":"usability-fail-lotus-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stevebromley.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/13\/usability-fail-lotus-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Usability Fail \u2013 Lotus Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lotus notes has many usability issues (or &#8216;features&#8217; as they&#8217;re called). One of the most annoying is below:<\/p>\n<p>Accidentally click \u2018request more details\u2019 in Lotus Notes? Bad luck, as you now have to send the request.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the options presented to you if you try and exit.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stevebromley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/LotusNotes.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"LotusNotes\" width=\"388\" height=\"222\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stevebromley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/LotusNotes.png 388w, https:\/\/www.stevebromley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/LotusNotes-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Note that the dialog box appears when you click the \u2018x\u2019 in the top corner to close the window)<\/p>\n<p>None of these options allow you to exit without sending the request for more information. Maybe they should have actually tested with users? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lotus notes has many usability issues (or &#8216;features&#8217; as they&#8217;re called). One of the most annoying is below: Accidentally click \u2018request more details\u2019 in Lotus Notes? Bad luck, as you now have to send the request. Here are the options presented to you if you try and exit. 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