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Timestamp:
03/12/15 15:50:28 (9 years ago)
Author:
pharms
Message:
  • extension with further smell detections
  • may not fully work. But Hudson is more happy because compile errors should be gone
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  • trunk/autoquest-core-usability/src/main/resources/smellDescriptions_en.xml

    r1493 r1918  
    11<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 
    2 <defectDescriptions 
     2<smellDescriptions 
    33  xmlns="http://autoquest.informatik.uni-goettingen.de" 
    44  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
    5   xsi:schemaLocation="http://autoquest.informatik.uni-goettingen.de defectDescriptions.xsd"> 
    6    
    7   <defectDescription defectId="TEXT_FIELD_INPUT_RATIO" briefText="many text inputs"> 
     5  xsi:schemaLocation="http://autoquest.informatik.uni-goettingen.de smellDescriptions.xsd"> 
     6   
     7  <smellDescription smellId="TEXT_FIELD_INPUT_RATIO" briefText="many text inputs"> 
    88    <textFragment> 
    99      The ratio of interactions that enter text into text fields is relatively high in comparison 
    … …  
    1515      or combo boxes in the case predefined values must be entered. 
    1616    </textFragment> 
    17   </defectDescription> 
    18    
    19   <defectDescription defectId="TEXT_FIELD_INPUT_REPETITIONS" briefText="many text repetitions"> 
     17  </smellDescription> 
     18   
     19  <smellDescription smellId="TEXT_FIELD_INPUT_REPETITIONS" briefText="many text repetitions"> 
    2020    <textFragment> 
    2121      In 
    … …  
    3434      reenter the same text several times into different text fields. 
    3535    </textFragment> 
    36   </defectDescription> 
    37    
    38   <defectDescription defectId="TEXT_FIELD_NO_LETTER_OR_DIGIT_RATIO" briefText="many special signs"> 
     36  </smellDescription> 
     37   
     38  <smellDescription smellId="TEXT_FIELD_NO_LETTER_OR_DIGIT_RATIO" briefText="many special signs"> 
    3939    <parameterFragment parameterName="noLetterOrDigitRatio" /> 
    4040    <textFragment> 
    … …  
    4848      included at the right positions. 
    4949    </textFragment> 
    50   </defectDescription> 
    51    
    52   <defectDescription defectId="HIGH_EVENT_COVERAGE" briefText="often executed"> 
     50  </smellDescription> 
     51   
     52  <smellDescription smellId="HIGH_EVENT_COVERAGE" briefText="often executed"> 
    5353    <textFragment> 
    5454      The task 
    … …  
    6464      be executed by users for fulfilling this task. 
    6565    </textFragment> 
    66   </defectDescription> 
    67    
    68   <defectDescription defectId="INEFFICIENT_ACTIONS" briefText="inefficient actions"> 
     66  </smellDescription> 
     67   
     68  <smellDescription smellId="INEFFICIENT_ACTIONS" briefText="inefficient actions"> 
    6969    <textFragment> 
    7070      For executing task 
    … …  
    8181      them: scrolling. 
    8282    </textFragment> 
    83   </defectDescription> 
    84    
    85   <defectDescription defectId="COOCCURENCE_SUCCEED" briefText="usual cooccurrence"> 
     83  </smellDescription> 
     84   
     85  <smellDescription smellId="COOCCURENCE_SUCCEED" briefText="usual cooccurrence"> 
    8686    <textFragment> 
    8787      In 
    … …  
    101101      reduce the number of actions to be performed by the user. 
    102102    </textFragment> 
    103   </defectDescription> 
    104    
    105   <defectDescription defectId="COOCCURENCE_PRECED" briefText="usual cooccurrence"> 
     103  </smellDescription> 
     104   
     105  <smellDescription smellId="COOCCURENCE_PRECED" briefText="usual cooccurrence"> 
    106106    <textFragment> 
    107107      In 
    … …  
    121121      reduce the number of actions to be performed by the user. 
    122122    </textFragment> 
    123   </defectDescription> 
    124    
    125   <defectDescription defectId="HIGH_TARGET_DISTANCE" briefText="long way to go"> 
     123  </smellDescription> 
     124   
     125  <smellDescription smellId="HIGH_TARGET_DISTANCE" briefText="long way to go"> 
    126126    <textFragment> 
    127127      For executing the task 
    … …  
    139139      on average ), they should be more colocated to ease the execution of the task for the user. 
    140140    </textFragment> 
    141   </defectDescription> 
    142    
    143   <defectDescription defectId="MISSING_FEEDBACK" briefText="missing feedback"> 
     141  </smellDescription> 
     142   
     143  <smellDescription smellId="MISSING_FEEDBACK" briefText="missing feedback"> 
    144144    <textFragment> 
    145145      A click on the button 
    … …  
    163163      actions. Please consider showing the user some progress after he performed the 
    164164      first click. This is especially important if the operation triggered with the click usually 
    165       takes longer than one second. This defect was observed based on task 
     165      takes longer than one second. This smell was observed based on task 
    166166    </textFragment> 
    167167    <parameterFragment parameterName="task" /> 
    … …  
    169169      . 
    170170    </textFragment> 
    171   </defectDescription> 
    172    
    173   <defectDescription defectId="UNUSED_GUI_ELEMENTS" briefText="unused GUI elements"> 
     171  </smellDescription> 
     172   
     173  <smellDescription smellId="UNUSED_GUI_ELEMENTS" briefText="unused GUI elements"> 
    174174    <parameterFragment parameterName="ratio" /> 
    175175    <textFragment> 
    … …  
    189189    </textFragment> 
    190190    <parameterFragment parameterName="unusedGuiElements" /> 
    191   </defectDescription> 
    192 </defectDescriptions> 
     191  </smellDescription> 
     192   
     193  <smellDescription smellId="DATA_ENTRY_METHOD_CHANGE" briefText="data entry method change"> 
     194    <textFragment> 
     195      When executing task 
     196    </textFragment> 
     197    <parameterFragment parameterName="task" /> 
     198    <textFragment> 
     199      , the users have to switch between keyboard and mouse in 
     200    </textFragment> 
     201    <parameterFragment parameterName="ratio" /> 
     202    <textFragment> 
     203      % on average between two subsequently executed actions. Frequently changing between mouse and 
     204      keyboard causes users to become slow when utilizing a GUI. Hence, these should be minimized to 
     205      optimize the users performance. 
     206    </textFragment> 
     207  </smellDescription> 
     208   
     209  <smellDescription smellId="GOOD_DEFAULTS" briefText="good defaults"> 
     210    <textFragment> 
     211      When using GUI element 
     212    </textFragment> 
     213    <parameterFragment parameterName="guiElement" /> 
     214    <textFragment> 
     215      in view 
     216    </textFragment> 
     217    <parameterFragment parameterName="view" /> 
     218    <textFragment> 
     219      , the values selected by the users are not equally distributed. Hence, it may be useful to 
     220      have a good default value. The users entered the following values with their respective 
     221      frequency in brackets most often (only the five most important entries listed): 
     222    </textFragment> 
     223    <parameterFragment parameterName="selectedValues" /> 
     224  </smellDescription> 
     225   
     226  <smellDescription smellId="CHECK_BOX_SINGLE_SELECTION" briefText="check box single selection"> 
     227    <textFragment> 
     228      Found a group of check boxes of which only one is usually selected. In this case, radio 
     229      buttons should be used instead, if the alternatives are mutually exclusive. The check boxes 
     230      belonging to the group are: 
     231    </textFragment> 
     232    <parameterFragment parameterName="radioButtons" /> 
     233  </smellDescription> 
     234   
     235  <smellDescription smellId="COMMON_TASK_RATE" briefText="common task rate"> 
     236    <textFragment> 
     237      The user sessions show only a few commonalities. On average, ten subsequently executed 
     238      actions need to be described by 
     239    </textFragment> 
     240    <parameterFragment parameterName="ratio" /> 
     241    <textFragment> 
     242      different determined tasks. In the worst case, each action is its own task. In the best case, 
     243      all actions are described by the same tasks. This indicates, that the users act relatively 
     244      different as otherwise, all their actions would be described by only a few tasks. Hence, 
     245      users seem to be missing guidance, as otherwise, they would behave similar resulting in less 
     246      generated task which still cover many recorded actions. 
     247    </textFragment> 
     248  </smellDescription> 
     249   
     250  <smellDescription smellId="MISLEADING_CLICK_CUE" briefText="misleading cue to click"> 
     251    <textFragment> 
     252      In the 
     253    </textFragment> 
     254    <parameterFragment parameterName="noOfViewDisplays" /> 
     255    <textFragment> 
     256      times the view 
     257    </textFragment> 
     258    <parameterFragment parameterName="view" /> 
     259    <textFragment> 
     260      has been displayed, the element 
     261    </textFragment> 
     262    <parameterFragment parameterName="element" /> 
     263    <textFragment> 
     264      has been clicked 
     265    </textFragment> 
     266    <parameterFragment parameterName="uselessClicks" /> 
     267    <textFragment> 
     268      times although it may not be clickable (it is no, e.g., button). If the element is not 
     269      clickable, then the element seems to give a cue that it was clickable although it is not. 
     270      Hence, it should be considered to change the appearance of the element to prevent it from 
     271      looking clickable.  
     272    </textFragment> 
     273  </smellDescription> 
     274   
     275  <smellDescription smellId="MOST_OFTEN_DONE_FIRST" briefText="most often done first in view"> 
     276    <textFragment> 
     277      When opening the view 
     278    </textFragment> 
     279    <parameterFragment parameterName="view" /> 
     280    <textFragment> 
     281      , users most often position the cursor into the text field 
     282    </textFragment> 
     283    <parameterFragment parameterName="textfield" /> 
     284    <textFragment> 
     285      (in  
     286    </textFragment> 
     287    <parameterFragment parameterName="ratio" /> 
     288    <textFragment> 
     289      % of cases when the view is opened). This should be automated to remove one action required 
     290      for users. 
     291    </textFragment> 
     292  </smellDescription> 
     293</smellDescriptions> 
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