MBirchmeier

A few suggestions:

I noticed in the first screen there is a numeric keypad, I haven't tested the software, but I'd make sure that the keypad on the keyboard works as well (and even potentially get rid of this keypad unless you're on a keyboardless or touch screen system.)

On the 'emergency file detected' page. It might be a better idea to have the emergency file act like a log file (each emergency is appended), or have a rolling number (etc emergency_1.txt, emergency_2.txt) or at least configured to do so, maybe even by date/time if necessary (emergency_200607281036.txt) hard drive space is cheap, having extra logging information isn't a bad thing, if you're worried about space give the option to auto-delete emergencies older than a certain date.

On the second screen, for the emergency files you provide a drive, but not a location dialog for where to place emergency files, such a screen might be useful.

Based on the sounds of the other thread, you're making this for a company, some things you might want to consider on the company level:

There is possibly a desire for two levels of security, an admin, and a user level. The user should have minimal rights, (the ability to change their password, and not much else), and the administrator should have more rights (changing log files, warning times, emergency files etc) If this is done the 'pin numbers' for the two should not overlap. (the user has a 3-6 digit pin, the admin an 8 - 12 digit pin).

If this is true there might also be the desire to e-mail emergency files. I don't know what they're used for, but if it's multiple unsucessful login attempts, it might be nice for a SysAdmin to get that information real time.

I know these really aren't 'visual design' comments, but they're the first things I thought of when looking at this, since it's sounded like you haven't gotten much user feedback from the company, I hope it helps. (It might also be a good talking point with your customer)

-MBirchmeier

john Wesley

It all helps MBirchmeier, and is all appreciated.

about the numpad : at this point the keyboard is globally hooked and the use of any key is prohibited.

emergency file : in my app an emergency file is a file you write to a removable disk that allows timed access on insertion of the drive it resides on, the access starts from the reading of the file and ends when the set time ends, the emergency of this is that it does not ask you for a password.
there shouldnt really be a log of these, however giving informtation about the file, time written/ last accessed and so on maybe should be listed in this window.

also the path for these files should be constant, other than the drive that is selected by the user.

Company Consideration :

I need further communication with these people to discover things that wernt initially discussed but through practice have arisen.

having user and admin levels is one such thing i need to discuss, and personally I would like to add it anyway. I like your idea's for this feature.

thanks again

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