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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Gnome Article on UI Design on /.
From:       Nick Papadonis <nick () coelacanth ! com>
Date:       2002-04-22 20:07:30
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m_elter@t-online.de (Matthias Elter) writes:
> I also read Havocs article and I agree with most of what he says. Your 
> proposal seems to address the "Preferences can confuse many users." problem 
> he mentions. However it does not address any of the other problems he 
> mentions:
>
> - "Preferences have a cost." Even if there is no GUI for a setting it 
> increases code complexity.
Agreed.

> - "Too many preferences means you can't find any of them."  This is especially 
> true for settings hidden in configuration files.
Agreed.

> - "Preferences really substantively damage QA and testing." With hidden 
> settings this is a real nightmare.
Agreed.  I mentioned this in a previous post on this thread.  This is what
really concerns me.

> - "Preferences make integration and good UI difficult." Again, your proposal 
> wont solve this.
I'm not sure about this.  Can you elaborate.

BTW: I hope I wasn't making a proposal above.  Just some comments. :)

Thanks for the feedback.


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Nick
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