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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: KDE 4.2 Toolbars
From:       Mike Arthur <mike () mikearthur ! co ! uk>
Date:       2008-11-20 11:13:30
Message-ID: 200811201113.30960.mike () mikearthur ! co ! uk
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On Thursday 20 November 2008 10:53:16 Maciej Pilichowski wrote:
> I didn't understand you -- what assumption?
That tooltips are useful for new users.

> If user is unable to discover tooltip at all, how she/he is supposed
> to discover specialized plugin for turning immediate tooltips on?
I'm not suggesting a specialized plugin, I'm perhaps suggesting something that 
is on by default (but could be turned off if annoying specialised users).

> This is another case. If there is info missing this is a wish/bug for
> the app.
Yes, it is for individual apps but as a general comment across apps I think it 
is valid when discussing tooltips as a usability benefit.

Really what I personally think is that the defaults should be as usable as 
possible for novice users and then advanced users can tweak it to how they 
want, as they will actually find the options to turn things on/off which novices 
are unlikely to.

-- 
Cheers,
Mike Arthur
http://mikearthur.co.uk/
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