[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Kcontrol proposal - screenshot
From:       Neil Stevens <neil () qualityassistant ! com>
Date:       2002-09-08 23:01:15
[Download RAW message or body]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

On Sunday September 08, 2002 03:58, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> One of the complaints against hierarchies that gets mentioned is:
> "Deeply nested hierarchies cause even more problems because people get
> disorientated." But I don't think that applies very much to a 3-level
> hierarchy, that's hardly "deeply nested". Also the risk of getting
> "disoriented" is greatly reduced IMO with the treeview because it shows
> the user where (s)he is at all times.
>
> The other complaint against hierarchies is that dymanic hierarchies are
> disorienting. But the control center isn't dynamic it is very static.
> (And after 3.1 it will hopefully not change in any major way for several
> releases)

I'd say if users can navigate 100 television channels they can handle a 
KControl of less than 100 elements, no matter what the organization.

- -- 
Neil Stevens - neil@qualityassistant.com
"I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding
because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they
have not a single political argument left." - Margaret Thatcher
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org

iD8DBQE9e9a7f7mnligQOmERAkgcAJ49nDTnOhsdnDOpCjF1TsMgHN7f2wCfRJlI
/bFBO6k4Yxni9cYA3inss+8=
=sIGe
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

_______________________________________________
kde-usability mailing list
kde-usability@mail.kde.org
http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-usability
[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]