I couldn't agree more. I hadn't even considered the accessibility issue these changes raise. Hundreds of thousands of workers are having their workflow interrupted by these unnecessary changes to the UI/UX. I can work quickly because I know where the different parts of the software exist and I can navigate it easily. If it's going to take me the same amount of time to learn how to use a different pdf editor as it's going to take me to learn Adobe's new layout, why wouldn't I switch away, especially if I've been considering changing anyway?
I thought it was one of the single most fundamental design principles that you don't mess with expected behaviour (e.g. don't make your radio buttons square). Surely that extends to long-standing UI/UX? I don't want a different experience. I want the one I'm used to.
Douglas Marken supported this idea ·
I couldn't agree more. I hadn't even considered the accessibility issue these changes raise. Hundreds of thousands of workers are having their workflow interrupted by these unnecessary changes to the UI/UX. I can work quickly because I know where the different parts of the software exist and I can navigate it easily. If it's going to take me the same amount of time to learn how to use a different pdf editor as it's going to take me to learn Adobe's new layout, why wouldn't I switch away, especially if I've been considering changing anyway?
I thought it was one of the single most fundamental design principles that you don't mess with expected behaviour (e.g. don't make your radio buttons square). Surely that extends to long-standing UI/UX? I don't want a different experience. I want the one I'm used to.