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From our research, we got a lot of information about the requirements and the possible use of a chat application. The most important features people wanted to be part of such an application where group chat functionality, image transfer, smileys and an easy to use but appealing interface. People often want to plan parties in a chat, so the group function could be necessary and image transfer is also an important factor of communication for our interviewed students. | From our research, we got a lot of information about the requirements and the possible use of a chat application. The most important features people wanted to be part of such an application where group chat functionality, image transfer, smileys and an easy to use but appealing interface. People often want to plan parties in a chat, so the group function could be necessary and image transfer is also an important factor of communication for our interviewed students. | ||
For our prototypes, we concentrated to improve the interface. As shown in the prototypes before, we: | For our prototypes, we concentrated to improve the interface. As shown in the prototypes before, we: | ||
* | *a) added colors to button and bar | ||
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* | [[File:pro.jpg | 900px]] | ||
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* | *b) inform the user, if the message is insecure, through an exclamation mark | ||
and a slide-system | |||
[[File:nust_security_prototype.png | 600px ]] | |||
*c) inform the user, if the message is insecure, through a pop-up | |||
[[File:impro2.jpg | 300px]] [[File:pro2a.jpg | 300px]] | |||
*d) changed the words "OTR" to "secure messaging", because users don't know what OTR meant and added a pop-up to inform the user what to do after sending a message fails three times in a row | |||
[[File:pro2b1.jpg | 900px]] | |||
*e) added the functions that secure messaging starts automatically. | |||
[[File:prototyp_schalter.png | 300px]][[File:nust_security_prototype_automatic.png | 400px]] |
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