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List:       debian-user
Subject:    Re: KDE is now broken (Fwd: Heads-up: KDE4 hitting testing tonight
From:       marc <gmane () auxbuss ! com>
Date:       2009-05-29 9:43:45
Message-ID: gvoaog$37q$1 () ger ! gmane ! org
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Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. said:

> In <20090527163101.GG5158@cat.rubenette.is-a-geek.com>, lee wrote:

>> Anyway, I don't like it. It's
>>something hidden from the user instead of telling them about it. That's
>>never a good idea.
> 
> Actually, according to actual HCI studies it is often better to hide
> things from a user instead of telling them about it.  Now, once the user
> starts looking for that setting, it should be available, but too many
> settings and too much explanatory text confuses rather than enlightens.

Please cite. An assertion isn't sufficient, and the context of the 
finding is important.

-- 
Best,
Marc

"Change requires small steps."


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