1. Overriding the format of a file is a relatively rare occurrence. Saving a file is a very common occurrence. These two functions should not be combined.
很少发生改变文件物理格式的情况,保存文件是很普遍的情况,这两个功能不应该结合。

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2. Butcons are immediate, whereas menu commands remain relatively slow and hidden.
但图标按钮非常直接,而菜单命令相对较慢,也更沉闷。

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3. It doesn’t discuss every testing method or the relationship between testing and design, but it covers the fundamentals well and provides some relatively easy-to-use techniques for usability testing.
虽然此书中并未讨论所有的测试方法,也没有讨论关于测试和设计的关系。 但是它较好地覆盖了一些基本原则,提供了一些相对容易使用的可用性测试的技术。

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4. Idiosyncratically Modal Behavior Many times user testing indicates that a user population divides relatively equally on the effectiveness of an idiom. Half of the users clearly prefer one idiom, whereas the other half prefers another.
经过大量的用户测试显示,在一个习惯用法的有效性上,用户相对均等地分为两部分,一半用户明显喜欢一种习惯用法;而另一半更喜欢另一种。

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5. Making this function undoable would also be relatively easy to implement and highly desirable.
让该功能本身也可以撤销,这样会相对容易实现,也会更加理想。

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6. Context scenarios should be broad and relatively shallow in scope. They should not describe product or interaction detail but rather should focus on high-level actions from the user’s perspective.
情境场景剧本在范围上应该是广而浅的,它们不应该描述产品或交互细节,而是应该专注于高层次的从用户角度描述的行动。

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7. A relatively naive user will likely never be able to use more than a small subset of a domain-specific product’s functions without domain support provided in the interface.
如果没有界面提供的支持,领域经验较少的用户只会使用领域相关产品的很小一部分功能。

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8. Put simply, the qualitative approach helps answer questions about the product at both the big-picture and functional-detail level with a relatively small amount of effort and expense. No other research technique can claim this.
简言之,定性研究技术使用较少的精力与费用,探索产品的全局与功能细节,其他研究技术还无法达到这种程度。

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9. Although there can sometimes be contextual concerns with desktop applications, designers can generally assume that most software running on the desktop will be used on a computer that is stationary and located in a relatively quiet and private location.
尽管桌面应用也有使用情境的考虑,但设计者通常都可以认为多数运行在桌面机上的软件都是在一个相对安静且私密的静止环境下使用的。

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10. It is relatively straightforward to design a product that does well by its users, but the effect that product has on others is sometimes more difficult to calculate.
设计一件让用户觉得好使的产品相对简单,产品对于别人的影响有时却难以计算。

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