[ge-talk] help SW

[Paul van Nugteren]

I guess that's sums it up then.

> but then I find 
> OpenBSD user-friendly, maybe that voids my opinions in some people's 
> eyes.

On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:04:42 +0100 CET, "Niklas Nisbeth"
<niklas at nisbeth.dk> said:
> If you need a tool tip on each and every button in each and every 
> dialogue, there's a problem. 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 
> 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 
> 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
> > 
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