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by mistercow 4818 days ago
While I appreciate that you're going for a Photoshop UI theme in the browser panel there (and I think it's very nice in terms of presentation), I think it's a big mistake to use decorative UI elements that don't actually work. It's impossible for a user to look at that panel and tell what is actual UI, and what is merely decoration, which is disorienting and frustrating.
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I might be wrong, but I think if you're a heavy Photoshop user (their target demographic) you'll be already familiar with the panels Photoshop provides, and their custom panel will draw your attention. IMO, the "Try Me" banner also ensures the user keeps their attention focused on the demo.
That really depends on what the goal is.

Personally I read what it could do and downloaded.

Are you talking about in the live demo on our site? Or in the installed extension. Because in the context of using the extension in the app, I think it'll make more sense for you.