[ge-talk] help SW

[Michael Pfeiffer]

Am 25.01.2007, 19:04 Uhr, schrieb Niklas Nisbeth <niklas at nisbeth.dk>:

> If you need a tool tip on each and every button in each and every
> dialogue, there's a problem.

Who said that this would be needed for *every* control?

Common sense implies that you provide help for things that are
not already obvious.

> I deeply disagree with the sentiment that
> all usability issues are the fault of software developers (although
> this is quite often the case). Have a ? icon on a Save panel is taking
> the forking piss. There should be well-written documentation for new

What does "taking the forking piss" mean? It is not in my dictionary.

> users and experts a like, yeah, an introduction to the system which
> complete muppets can read, but there has to be a limit - and both

I assume the documentation is available online as well.
So what's the problem to provide a link from the Save panel to
the documentation.

> developers and users should know accept that any tool takes some time
> to learn. I don't think it's snobbish or elitist to demand that users
> do some reading, especially on complex subjects... but then I find
> OpenBSD user-friendly, maybe that voids my opinions in some people's
> eyes.
>
>> Am 25.01.2007, 13:38 Uhr, schrieb Paul van Nugteren <
>> pmvannugteren at eml.cc>:
>>
>> > I  like the dragable ?-sign but a shortcut (mouse pointer + '?')
>> > should
>> > be okay too.
>>
>> And so bloating commences ... ;-)
>>
>> Seriously, this is not required, to show a tool tip you don't need
>> it, why
>> should it be needed for other controls?
>>
>> - Michael