If the user can complete desired tasks without being frustrated, he is more likely to accomplish her personal goals. Posture can be applied to websites, too . Most websites are used within the context of popular browsing software on a few major computing platforms, including Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Therefore, a significant portion of website user experience is determined by the interface of things other than the website design itself . Although web designers can't really change anything outside the intrinsic properties of the website, they must consider those outside factors in order to provide a positive user experience.
Websites can be scary or friendly, treacherous or trustworthy, unrefined or professional.
Users should be gently directed, not interrogated , and they shouldn't be bombarded with technical babble in the form of warnings and errors. Most browser software attacks users with Java and JavaScript error messages that are meaningless, anyway. It's best not to add fuel to the fire. Frequently, that website is an inaccessible, modal Flash movie. Most instances of this nature include a fixed-size window that doesn't take advantage of available screen area.