ROUNDUP Astronomy software
Usability
Balancing ease of use with functionality.
Finding the right balance between functionality and ease of use is a big ask when working with such expansive applications. We can’t dock points from any of these tools for presenting a cluttered interface. This is because each of these applications is chock-full of features and presenting them is always going to be a challenge.
While it’s possible to run the applications as regular windows, for your own sanity and to make the most sense of their offerings, we recommend running these applications in full screen. The different applications have opted for a combination of menu bars, sideand bottom bars, top and bottom panels, and a whole array of buttons liberally strewed across the screen.
Suffice to say, you’re unlikely to get far with any of them without spending considerable time familiarising yourself with their functionality by reading through the documentation.