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tvandeputte shared an idea in Usabilla on December 10, 2009 14:33:

Generic 'comment' field per task.

I'd like to be able to add a 'comment' field to a task that's not related to a specific location on screen.
In my latest test I noticed that a few users added notes in the margins of the page to explain their actions. If users were presented with a comment field after the task, perhaps they would also be more inclided to give some feedback. This should of course be optional.

tvandeputte replied on December 09, 2009 13:07 to the question "PDF export of results doesn't work" in Usabilla:

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I just tried it again, and now it seems to work (although the page images are so small they are virtually useless).
I think the issue occured when I played around with the tasks/options a bit and then exported. I've noticed that the overview of notes at the bottom of the screen isn't always updated correctly.
Ideally, the exported PDF would have all possible screens and tasks/options in one big multipage report. That'd be super-easy to share/print, for those of us who have less technically inclined superiors and colleagues.

tvandeputte shared an idea in Usabilla on December 07, 2009 13:03:

Share results

I'd love to be able to share the results of a test in an interactive way. The existing exports are fine, but it'd be nice to be able to allow other people to click through the 'Analyze' screens, without the ability to delete, modify or create new tests.
Ideally, this should be possible without the creation of an account (ie. with a 'share' link just like you'd share a live test).

tvandeputte asked a question in Usabilla on December 07, 2009 08:48:

PDF export of results doesn't work

No matter what settings I choose, I keep getting a pdf with small page thumbnails and no text whatsoever. Font issues? Special characters?

tvandeputte reported a problem in Usabilla on December 03, 2009 10:27:

The notice that is shown to users when a test is finished cannot be localized

The notice that is shown to users when a test is finished cannot be localized

tvandeputte gave praise in Usabilla on December 02, 2009 22:56:

500 responses in 24 hrs

I put up a test and linked to it in one of our newsletters. 500 responses in 24 hrs, with some high-quality notes. This is saving us lots of on-site testing.

tvandeputte replied on December 02, 2009 22:54 to the problem "Encoding issues in notes" in Usabilla:

I have the same issue, with characters like é, à, ç etc.

tvandeputte reported a problem in Usabilla on December 02, 2009 22:53:

interface elements in Analyze mode sometimes disappear when switching points/nodes/heatmap

In Analyze mode, when I switch between different tasks/display options (points, notes, heatmap), the toolbar & navigator on the right side of the screen disappear occasionally, as does the list of notes at the bottom.

tvandeputte shared an idea in Usabilla on November 17, 2009 14:16:

visual break point between pages

Allow the insertion of a visual 'break point' between pages. Kind of like the final 'thank you' screen but just as a marker between pages. Now it sometimes seems as if the display of a new page is the result of a user click, which can be disorienting, especially for novices.

tvandeputte shared an idea in Usabilla on November 17, 2009 13:54:

Allow to duplicate a test

It would be great if you could create a copy of a test to make a new one. I've got some custom tasks and welcome notes that I'd like to re-use. I can't even copy this from finished tests, which is a bit of a nuisance.

tvandeputte asked a question in Episodic on November 17, 2009 08:02:

Are TimedText (XML .tt files) captions supported

Are TimedText (XML .tt files) captions supported at all? They don't seem to be.

tvandeputte shared an idea in Balsamiq on October 30, 2009 09:49:

text field with label

How about a text field UI widget that *includes* the label? I usually put labels above the text field, so this would save me a lot of work.

tvandeputte reported a problem in Balsamiq on October 30, 2009 09:45:

Small size images look weird

When i scale an image to a small (thumbnail) size, the box loses its square shape, which looks a bit weird.
I've trie using the icon component, but that has fewer size options and it doesn't allow me to add my own image.

tvandeputte replied on October 30, 2009 09:41 to the idea "New alignment option" in Balsamiq:

I'd like a similar option, but to me the Illustrator-like 'distribute evenly' and 'space evenly' are enough.

tvandeputte replied on October 28, 2009 12:58 to the discussion "The Font Saga Continues: I need your input!" in Balsamiq:

To Comic Sans' credit, every other font I've tried has failed. Comic Sans is the only font that looks somewhat sketchy and is still properly legible.
Architect seems like a very good alternative if the kerning issues are sorted out. It'll definitely get designers on board a lot more easily.

tvandeputte replied on October 28, 2009 10:07 to the question "Tag clouds - I think I'm pushing the edge here" in Balsamiq:

I'd als like to add that manually setting the size for individual tags doesn't really fit with the concept of a tag cloud. In a real situation, you wouldn't be able to set tag size manually (unless you're cheating ;-))

tvandeputte replied on October 28, 2009 10:05 to the question "Tag clouds - I think I'm pushing the edge here" in Balsamiq:

I'd also like to be able to use multi-word tags. Shouldn't be too hard to implement if you use the comma as a tag separator (like with the breadcrumb).

tvandeputte replied on October 22, 2009 13:06 to the idea "icons export to pdf, excel, csv" in Balsamiq:

How about making the icon images a user-configurable list, perhaps just a folder with png's coupled with a text/xml file?

tvandeputte replied on October 22, 2009 13:04 to the question "export as HTML" in Balsamiq:

I'd like a basic HTML export with simple image maps. Anything beyond that would be endangering the simplicity and portability of the exported files.

tvandeputte started following the question "export as HTML" in Balsamiq.