Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | books | about  Usability for Rich Internet Applications (20 Feb 2006) The key difference between RIAs and other Internet applications is the amount of interaction in the interface. In a traditional page-based Internet application, interaction is limited to a small set of standard controls such as checkboxes, radio buttons, form fields and buttons. This severely limits our ability to create usable and engaging applications, and most Internet applications have been clumsier and more difficult to use than their desktop counterparts. An RIA can use a wider (and hopefully better) range of controls to improve users’ interaction with the interface, allowing efficient interactions, better error management, feedback and overall user experience. Add this article to Del.icio.us Article URL: http://www.digital-web.com/articles/usability_for_rich_internet_applications/ Read 355 more articles from Digital Web sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Everyday Practices with Mobile Video Telephony          Books about Usability | Information Architecture | Information Visualisation | Technology History This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy

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