Instead of choosing to help a project that is already bad, why not look at something heavily used?
There are many web based applications that may (or may not) benefit from a usability review - I'm thinking of things like Wordpress (in fact that's pretty much what I'm thinking of purely because I use it a lot).
It would be interesting to see what a group of "experts" think about Wordpress and how they would improve the UI - purely because any improvements made have the potential of helping/improving the experience for vast numbers of people.
Whether or not the Wordpress team specifically would implement any of your suggestions or changes is an unknown but even having a discussion and recommendations is most likely beneficial to the community.
Perhaps take a selection of projects (again I'm thinking web based because web usability is more defined [in my mind] - CMS/Blogging Software: Drupal, Joomla, Wordpress? Or E-Commerce applications? Forums?
Send out some "feeler" messages to the projects mailing lists to try and get an idea of whether or not they'd be open to the idea of help. I can't imagine many projects would be against the idea? Actually implementing changes may well be more difficult.
If you don't want to look at web applications maybe look at some of the "media" apps. Boxee or XBMC generally or Miro.
None of the projects I've mentioned are neccesarily bad (usability wise) but they're things I'm interested in so, from a slightly selfish point of view, it'd be beneficial to me (and I think a chunk of others) if you looked at something with a large user base.
How about Pidgin? It's a relatively popular open source project (I use it all the time) that is fraught with (in my opinion anyway) lots of usability mistakes, both minor and significant.
我是否知道积极开发但可用性较差的开源项目？鱼可以在桶里射吗？ :D 看看大项目。关于它们总是存在很多争议（尤其是它们的 osx 版本，因为 osx 用户往往有更高的标准）。我建议gimp作为浪子，但我听说他们在这方面取得了长足的进步。或者可能是洋泾浜语？我使用 os x 版本 (Adium) 和 windows 版本，对比非常残酷。
Usability reviews are ALWAYS useful, as well as being better than nothing.
Do I know actively developed open source projects with poor usability? can fish be shot in a barrel? :D look at the big projects. there's always lots of controversy about them (especially their versions for osx, since osx users tend to have a higher standard). I'd suggest gimp as the prodigal one, but I hear they're making great strides there. or maybe pidgin? I use the os x version (Adium) and the windows one and the contrast is brutal.
that said, the big projects probably won't really care about your input. some of the devs might pay attention, but as a whole, you probably wont steer that titanic unless they've already been spending a lot of time talking about this.
my advice? go on an ubuntu forum and ask the users there what they hate the most about their software. that'll give you good feedback because ubuntu is heavily used, which generally means there's going to be a conversation about this.
either way, if you want to see your recommendations implemented, you'll have to open up a dialog with the devs. you'll need at least one that believes in your cause to implement your thoughts (it may not be merged into the main trunk, but it'll at least be implemented in his branch)
我不知道他们是否会接受您的意见，但我认为比较 KDE 版本 3 和 4 会很有趣。作为开发人员，我发现版本 4 几乎无法使用（因此正在切换到 Gnome）。然而，对于绝大多数用户来说，他们的“获奖”改变可能是实际的改进。
I have no idea whether they'd accept your input, but I think it would be interesting to compare KDE version 3 and 4. As a developer, I find version 4 all but unusable (and am switching to Gnome as a result). However, for the vast majority of users, their "award-winning" changes may have been an actual improvement.
If you want to see your changes implemented, be really sure to approach only projects with a high activity rate and people prepared to invest some serious time - you will need very motivated developers if you want to see (possibly fundamental) changes implemented. No matter which project you choose, be prepared for a lot of sometimes tooth-grinding work.
When thinking about web apps, Wordpress comes to mind. The back-end is crap (even though a lot of effort is being put in it), I hear people everywhere complaining about it. It is a very big name which is good for you and the probability to see suggestions actually implemented.
我提出这个建议并不是因为我想指出 RIDE 的缺陷（毕竟，我曾在该项目上工作过很短一段时间，所以它可能会展示我的一些缺陷），但因为我认为 a) 它有潜力让研究有助于改进产品，b) 我认为该工具犯了一些常见错误，您和您的团队可以从中吸取教训。
它还具有跨平台的优势，因此无论您对什么平台感兴趣，它都应该适合。
I recommend RIDE -- and IDE for developing robot framework tests. This tool is fairly young and has many classic mistakes, a few good features, and some good ideas with weak implementations. I think it would make an excellent candidate for a usability review.
I make this suggestion not because I want to point out the flaws in RIDE (after all, I was a developer on that project for a short period of time so it might show off some of my flaws), but because I think a) it has the potential for the study to help improve the product, and b) I think the tool makes some common mistakes you and your group could learn from.
It also has the advantage of being cross platform, so it should be suitable no matter what platform you're interested in.
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我建议使用 GIMP - 它是一个非常实用的 Photoshop 替代品，但它并非没有混乱......
I would suggest the GIMP - it's a very functional photoshop alternative, but it's not without its confusions...
与其选择帮助一个已经很糟糕的项目，为什么不看看那些被频繁使用的项目呢？
有许多基于网络的应用程序可能（或可能不会）从可用性审查中受益 - 我正在考虑诸如 Wordpress< /a> （事实上，这正是我的想法，纯粹是因为我经常使用它）。
看看一群“专家”对 WordPress 的看法以及他们将如何改进 UI 将会很有趣 - 纯粹是因为所做的任何改进都有可能帮助/改善大量用户的体验。
WordPress 团队是否会具体实施您的任何建议或更改尚不得而知，但即使进行讨论和建议也很可能对社区有益。
也许选择一些项目（我再次考虑基于网络的，因为[在我看来]网络可用性更明确 - CMS/博客软件：Drupal、Joomla、Wordpress？或电子商务应用程序？论坛？
发送一些“感觉” “向项目邮件列表发送消息，尝试了解他们是否愿意接受帮助的想法。我无法想象许多项目会反对这个想法？实际上实施更改可能会更加困难。
如果您不想查看网络应用程序，可以查看一些“媒体”应用程序 Boxee 或 XBMC 通常或 Miro。
我提到的所有项目都不一定不好（可用性方面），但它们是我感兴趣的东西，因此，从稍微自私的角度来看，这将是有益的对我（我想还有很多其他人）来说，如果你关注的是拥有大量用户群的东西。
不管怎样，祝你好运。
Instead of choosing to help a project that is already bad, why not look at something heavily used?
There are many web based applications that may (or may not) benefit from a usability review - I'm thinking of things like Wordpress (in fact that's pretty much what I'm thinking of purely because I use it a lot).
It would be interesting to see what a group of "experts" think about Wordpress and how they would improve the UI - purely because any improvements made have the potential of helping/improving the experience for vast numbers of people.
Whether or not the Wordpress team specifically would implement any of your suggestions or changes is an unknown but even having a discussion and recommendations is most likely beneficial to the community.
Perhaps take a selection of projects (again I'm thinking web based because web usability is more defined [in my mind] - CMS/Blogging Software: Drupal, Joomla, Wordpress? Or E-Commerce applications? Forums?
Send out some "feeler" messages to the projects mailing lists to try and get an idea of whether or not they'd be open to the idea of help. I can't imagine many projects would be against the idea? Actually implementing changes may well be more difficult.
If you don't want to look at web applications maybe look at some of the "media" apps. Boxee or XBMC generally or Miro.
None of the projects I've mentioned are neccesarily bad (usability wise) but they're things I'm interested in so, from a slightly selfish point of view, it'd be beneficial to me (and I think a chunk of others) if you looked at something with a large user base.
Anyway, good luck.
请，请选择Audacity！ UI 可以改进这么多，这并不好笑......
Please, please, choose Audacity! That UI could be improved so much it's not funny...
洋泾浜怎么样？这是一个相对流行的开源项目（我一直使用它），它充满了（无论如何在我看来）许多可用性错误，无论是轻微的还是重大的。
How about Pidgin? It's a relatively popular open source project (I use it all the time) that is fraught with (in my opinion anyway) lots of usability mistakes, both minor and significant.
可用性评论总是有用的，而且聊胜于无。
我是否知道积极开发但可用性较差的开源项目？鱼可以在桶里射吗？ :D 看看大项目。关于它们总是存在很多争议（尤其是它们的 osx 版本，因为 osx 用户往往有更高的标准）。我建议gimp作为浪子，但我听说他们在这方面取得了长足的进步。或者可能是洋泾浜语？我使用 os x 版本 (Adium) 和 windows 版本，对比非常残酷。
也就是说，大型项目可能不会真正关心您的意见。一些开发人员可能会注意，但总的来说，你可能不会驾驶那艘泰坦尼克号，除非他们已经花了很多时间讨论这个问题。
我的建议？去 ubuntu 论坛询问那里的用户他们最讨厌他们的软件的什么。这会给你很好的反馈，因为 ubuntu 被大量使用，这通常意味着将会有关于这个的讨论。
不管怎样，如果你想看到你的建议得到实施，你就必须与开发人员展开对话。你至少需要一个相信你的事业来实现你的想法的人（它可能不会合并到主干中，但至少会在他的分支中实现）
祝你好运！
Usability reviews are ALWAYS useful, as well as being better than nothing.
Do I know actively developed open source projects with poor usability? can fish be shot in a barrel? :D look at the big projects. there's always lots of controversy about them (especially their versions for osx, since osx users tend to have a higher standard). I'd suggest gimp as the prodigal one, but I hear they're making great strides there. or maybe pidgin? I use the os x version (Adium) and the windows one and the contrast is brutal.
that said, the big projects probably won't really care about your input. some of the devs might pay attention, but as a whole, you probably wont steer that titanic unless they've already been spending a lot of time talking about this.
my advice? go on an ubuntu forum and ask the users there what they hate the most about their software. that'll give you good feedback because ubuntu is heavily used, which generally means there's going to be a conversation about this.
either way, if you want to see your recommendations implemented, you'll have to open up a dialog with the devs. you'll need at least one that believes in your cause to implement your thoughts (it may not be merged into the main trunk, but it'll at least be implemented in his branch)
good luck!
我不知道他们是否会接受您的意见，但我认为比较 KDE 版本 3 和 4 会很有趣。作为开发人员，我发现版本 4 几乎无法使用（因此正在切换到 Gnome）。然而，对于绝大多数用户来说，他们的“获奖”改变可能是实际的改进。
I have no idea whether they'd accept your input, but I think it would be interesting to compare KDE version 3 and 4. As a developer, I find version 4 all but unusable (and am switching to Gnome as a result). However, for the vast majority of users, their "award-winning" changes may have been an actual improvement.
如果您希望看到您的更改得到实施，请务必仅处理活动率较高的项目以及准备投入大量时间的人员 - 如果您希望看到（可能是根本性的）更改得到实施，您将需要非常积极主动的开发人员。无论您选择哪个项目，都要为大量有时需要磨牙的工作做好准备。
当想到网络应用程序时，我们首先想到的是 Wordpress。后端很糟糕（尽管付出了很多努力），我听到各地的人都在抱怨它。这是一个非常大的名字，对您有好处，并且有可能看到建议得到实际实施。
If you want to see your changes implemented, be really sure to approach only projects with a high activity rate and people prepared to invest some serious time - you will need very motivated developers if you want to see (possibly fundamental) changes implemented. No matter which project you choose, be prepared for a lot of sometimes tooth-grinding work.
When thinking about web apps, Wordpress comes to mind. The back-end is crap (even though a lot of effort is being put in it), I hear people everywhere complaining about it. It is a very big name which is good for you and the probability to see suggestions actually implemented.
我推荐 RIDE - 以及用于开发 机器人框架测试。这个工具相当年轻，有许多经典错误，一些好的功能，以及一些实现薄弱的好想法。我认为它将成为可用性审查的优秀候选者。
我提出这个建议并不是因为我想指出 RIDE 的缺陷（毕竟，我曾在该项目上工作过很短一段时间，所以它可能会展示我的一些缺陷），但因为我认为 a) 它有潜力让研究有助于改进产品，b) 我认为该工具犯了一些常见错误，您和您的团队可以从中吸取教训。
它还具有跨平台的优势，因此无论您对什么平台感兴趣，它都应该适合。
I recommend RIDE -- and IDE for developing robot framework tests. This tool is fairly young and has many classic mistakes, a few good features, and some good ideas with weak implementations. I think it would make an excellent candidate for a usability review.
I make this suggestion not because I want to point out the flaws in RIDE (after all, I was a developer on that project for a short period of time so it might show off some of my flaws), but because I think a) it has the potential for the study to help improve the product, and b) I think the tool makes some common mistakes you and your group could learn from.
It also has the advantage of being cross platform, so it should be suitable no matter what platform you're interested in.