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Subject: Re: KDE (vs GNOME)
From: David Johnson <david () usermode ! org>
Date: 2005-11-09 3:54:37
Message-ID: 200511081954.38061.david () usermode ! org
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On Tuesday 08 November 2005 02:42 am, Guillaume Laurent wrote:
> Stephan Binner wrote:
> > User levels don't work, see previous discussions. Citing such
> > reports as argumentation for it is poor and doesn't change this
> > fact.
>
> The options/actions bloat problem is still real, though.
Today I had my first encounter with Microsoft Office 2003. I was
absolutely horrified by the interface, Outlook in particular.
Two points are relevant to this discussion. First, the Outlook interface
has got to be one of the most complicated UI I have ever seen,
rivalling even xfig. I counted 64 operable controls on the main window,
and that was with the message pain hidden! I can only conclude that if
Microsoft can get and keep a monopoly with its horrible interfaces,
then perhaps usability isn't the overriding concern in the users' minds
like the pundits keep telling us.
Second, I really, really, really, truly and desperately wanted to get
rid of the "message groups" feature in Outlook, but I found no way to
do it with its options dialog. The minimalized (yet still complex)
configuration didn't have the one switch I wanted. I realize that many
people here say that configuration dialogs are horribly evil things,
but meanwhile I'm suffering mental anguish because I can't turn off
Microsoft stupidity. Surely a balance can be struck?
--
David Johnson
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