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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Kcontrol proposal - screenshot
From:       Simon Edwards <simon () simonzone ! com>
Date:       2002-09-08 19:35:41
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On Thursday 05 September 2002 21:37, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> On Thursday 05 September 2002 01:11, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> > What do you mean with "nested groups"? A 3 level hierarchy? Why is that
> > so bad?
>
> because users grapple with trees as it is, making them deep trees makes the
> problem quite a bit worse. at least according to the stuff i've been
> reading about trees.

http://www.sapdesignguild.org/community/design/hierarchies.asp

Go down to "People and Hierarchies" for more info on this topic. Replacing 
depth with breadth is a recommended strategy for making trees easier for 
people. If depth is becoming a problem we might have to consider adding more 
items on the top level.

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