From: Robert Wright (rwright730_at_earthlink.net)
Date: Wed Mar 17 2004 - 20:29:28 PST
> Devices like this P*ss me off!
...
> Instead of making the device simple to use by
> interfacing it in an intuitive manner with the user,
> they make the user simple by reducing the capabilities
> of the device's interface that the user has to use!
From the Apple Human Interface Guidelines:
User Control:
Allow the user, not the computer, to initiate and control actions. Some
applications attempt to take care of the user by offering only alternatives
judged good for the user or that protect the user from having to make
detailed decisions. This approach mistakenly puts the computer, not the
user, in control.
Itıs the same thing. Whether you are talking about devices or OSıs, a lot
of manufacturers are afraid to really make something that is radical. So
they go for safe.
.02
Robert Wright
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