On Thu, 2010-05-13 at 20:18 -0400, Sohail Mirza wrote: > Changing learnt behaviours is easier said than done!
I agree. > A cost of this change is the frustration of users who are accustomed > to Windows' default behaviour at their workplace, or at home. This is > potentially a level of frustration equal to (or greater than) that of > users fed up with double-clicking. It's very easy to understate this > cost, as you have done. Again, I agree (although I don't think I understated cost--I didn't mention even mention it). > If indeed the cost of having users relearn file interaction is greater > than the benefit of single-clicking, then it is not the right thing to > do. Agreed (again). In fact, I said exactly this in another reply. "Changes like this should be backed by data gathered by formal user testing. I would love to see single-click be the default as I believe it to be a superior method of interaction, but if it causes more problems than it solves then it shouldn't be the default." _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
