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Programmer who also works in retail, uh no, this layout highlights all the wrong things. The list of items is half the screen, my current system has it at about 1/4 and buttons are enormous, very easy to use and rarely ever miss a button or hit the wrong one, this looks like that will happen all the time. Also we have a lot of colour in buttons that relate to use (payment buttons red, department buttons green, account buttons yellow), this has grey and grey and grey. It might work but I pity anyone using this system. I think with some more UI considerations for the actual use cases (what do register users need the item barcode for? I might enter it but once the item name pops up I don't need it taking up my screen) this could get good. I also don't need whitespace between buttons, have them as big as you can.

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DirkJanJansen|5 years ago

You should not compare this with a commercial program, I'am a hobbyist and not a professional. I think it's a good effort for an open source product.

Mashimo|5 years ago

He is still giving you constructive feedback that you can use to improve your product. Even if it's just a hobby. I assume that is why you posted it here?

If I my add something as well. Use a local git program to commit and add files instead of using drag 'n drop from the website. Add commit massages with a short description of what you changed.

I would also remove all the logos in the program.

Keep at it :)

Phillipharryt|5 years ago

I fully understand that, I also imagine it's really harsh to release something like this then get feedback like mine, so if you want you can send me any messages about things I like and dislike about the system I currently work with if you want any suggestions for your system.

Edit: honestly I think my first message is a bit mean, I wish I could retract it because working hard on a project this only to be met by that is really shitty. But I wanted to highlight that knowing the use cases for your project is really important. I really believe with a few UI changes this could be comparable to the software I currently use, having that as open source would be awesome.