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This has been done for a long time on many sites. The Firefox download is one that comes to mind. I see this as more of a no-brainer for a software download th

by teye 15y ago

This has been done for a long time on many sites. The Firefox download is one that comes to mind. I see this as more of a no-brainer for a software download than a standout example of brilliant UX.

dmix 15y ago
Also, this was the case in plenty of printed technical manuals for any dual platform software.
- biggitybones 15y ago
  It's not brilliant in the sense that it's innovative, but rather because it's attention to detail that 95% of sites don't bother to touch. Sometimes it's something ever so slight that makes the difference between a conversion and a bounce.
switz 15y ago
UX isn't about who did what first. It's about doing what makes sense for the user, then reapplying it in every scenario that works. Pull to refresh on the iPhone was utter genius and everyone adopted it. No one is saying, "Well Tweetie did that first!" Also, it seems like a "no brainer" now, but during the development it's easy for these no brainer things to either be ignored or written off as a waste of valuable engineering time.
- dazbradbury 15y ago
  Well, apart from Apple who often claim they did it first...
- shanselman 15y ago
  Well said. I wasn't trying to say DropBox is the only or the first. They had the will and attention to detail that so so many sites don't.
city41 15y ago
The Firefox one gives you Safari screenshots on a Mac, regardless of what browser you are using. So Dropbox did take it one step further.
johnx123-up 15y ago
Well said, this is been done in many sites for many years. I don't know why dropbox is always hitting first page.
StavrosK 15y ago
Same here. When writing instructions about how to install the historious bookmarklet, I had to take screenshots of all the browsers, including the iPhone. I don't think of it as a nice touch, it's integral to people's understanding of how to install it. I haven't had a single request for additional instructions, ever.

by teye 15y ago

This has been done for a long time on many sites. The Firefox download is one that comes to mind. I see this as more of a no-brainer for a software download than a standout example of brilliant UX.

dmix 15y ago

Also, this was the case in plenty of printed technical manuals for any dual platform software.

biggitybones 15y ago
It's not brilliant in the sense that it's innovative, but rather because it's attention to detail that 95% of sites don't bother to touch. Sometimes it's something ever so slight that makes the difference between a conversion and a bounce.

switz 15y ago

UX isn't about who did what first. It's about doing what makes sense for the user, then reapplying it in every scenario that works. Pull to refresh on the iPhone was utter genius and everyone adopted it. No one is saying, "Well Tweetie did that first!" Also, it seems like a "no brainer" now, but during the development it's easy for these no brainer things to either be ignored or written off as a waste of valuable engineering time.

dazbradbury 15y ago
Well, apart from Apple who often claim they did it first...
shanselman 15y ago
Well said. I wasn't trying to say DropBox is the only or the first. They had the will and attention to detail that so so many sites don't.

city41 15y ago

The Firefox one gives you Safari screenshots on a Mac, regardless of what browser you are using. So Dropbox did take it one step further.

johnx123-up 15y ago

Well said, this is been done in many sites for many years. I don't know why dropbox is always hitting first page.

StavrosK 15y ago

Same here. When writing instructions about how to install the historious bookmarklet, I had to take screenshots of all the browsers, including the iPhone. I don't think of it as a nice touch, it's integral to people's understanding of how to install it. I haven't had a single request for additional instructions, ever.