Thanks LM for needlessly taking away simple functionality

Bringing this back up to the top of the feed since it has become almost a daily hinderance to work for me.

Right, the issue Michael tried to replicate was a side note and not the main point. It’s also not happening anymore to me. So it was either fixed, or i was imagining that behavior to begin with.

This is the main issue. For over a decade, clicking on the “resources” icon in the side bar took me to the resources page. That no longer works. Now, as @Joe Williams mentioned, I have to hover, move, then click. Not only is this a deviation from the way LM has ingrained behavior, but it’s also a deviation from the way other options are added to the menu bar. When other options have been added (module toolbox for example), it’s just added as another button on the bar. Cramming the resource tree into the existing button isn’t that bad a deal, IF the original functionality were still there. The thing is: there’s nothing about this new design that prevents the old design from still working. Just put an <a> tag around the icon that still uses an href attribute to point to the resources page. If i cared enough to try the new resource explorer for some reason, i’d mouse over, move, then click. At least that way, LM isn’t breaking functionality that has existed for years (more than a decade).

The mapping is no longer there, but the signifier hasn’t been updated to indicate that. This screws up the conceptual model preventing me from taking advantage of the affordance. All of this adds up to less stickiness of the product and lowered rate of renewals, decreasing your ARR. If you don’t know what these terms mean, educate thyself.

https://medium.com/@DEJIDOPE/summary-of-design-of-everyday-things-by-don-norman-f06f023fdc95

Mappings.

It is the relationship between the elements of two sets of things. The relationship between a control and it’s results are easiest to understand when there is an understandable mapping between the control and it’s results. Controls should be close to the items been controlled. For example, light switches in hall are usually arranged in such a way that a user will immediately know which switch controls which light.

Signifiers.

Signifiers help users know what affordances a product has and how to use them. They are used when a product’s affordances are not easily perceived. Signifiers are signals. Some signifiers are signs, labels that tell the users what to do.

Conceptual Models.

Conceptual models/Mental models are the understanding in the minds of users of how certain products work. In our daily life, we create a conceptual or mental model about everything we interact with. We use that knowledge while interacting with new things.

Affordances

Affordances are the possible actions a person can perform with a particular object/product. For example, a chair affords sitting. If an affordance cannot be easily perceived by a user, a means of signaling it’s presence is required. Affordances determine what actions are possible.

@Stuart Weenig, how does your experience differ from the video @Michael Raymond posted to this thread?

@Patrick Rouse the issue is, as with a lot in the new ui, what was a simple single click, is now a hover, wait, click. I just verified it in our main production portal. I cannot simply click on Resources. Now I have to hover over Resources, then move my mouse over to ‘Resource Tree’ vs just clicking on Resources.

@Michael Raymond , use your YEI points to purchase a couple copies for the UX team, please. Someone over there needs a lesson in the basics.

LOL 

… but we don’t have YEI anymore 😑

Found another issue with this. While i was trying to add a new resource property filter, i needed to go to the resources page. Usually, i’d just mouseover the resource page and wheel-click (ctrl+click if you don’t have a wheel). Now, the modal doesn’t even show up because there’s already a modal displaying on the page. This means that i can’t go that route without abandoning the progress i’d made in the other modal.

Seriously, just add an <a> tag to the main resources icon. It’ll take 15 seconds, and 13 of those will be to QA the code.

Nope, not that. On the dashboard page, open the modal that allows you to add a resource property filter-er. While that dialog box is open, try to navigate to the resources page.