On Mon, 10 Nov 2003, S Woodside wrote: >> Silly crapola like this should always, always, always be at the >> discretion of the user. To do otherwise is to adopt Apple's odious and >> arrogant "You don't really need to do what you think you need to do, >> and you certainly don't need to do it the way you think you want to do >> it. Otherwise we'd have let you" behaviour.
> Apple's HI guidelines are quite specific that configuration choices > should be made, whenever possible, by the programmer and not by the > user. QED. > The whole point is that we as software designers are the ones who > should make the difficult decisions of what works and what doesn't. These decisions are not "difficult". Users are not morons. Given half a chance, believe it or not, we'll choose what works...for us. > My > impression is that most people like type-ahead find. I defy you to back up this "impression" (guess, opinion, preference) with any kind of substantial support. I'd lay odds you're projecting your guesses, opinions and preferences onto "most people". Shame on you. > Personally I think it's a major feature That makes one of you so far. > (and something no other mac browser has too). The Pontiac Aztek has municipal-trash-truck looks that no other SUV has. Doesn't mean it's a reason to buy one. > Anyway, there's probably a user_pref you can install to turn it off if > you really want to. "Probably" "if I want to?" Not good enough. Users should not have to jump through hoops to make things work for them. Users should be at the mercy of the developers' preferences and opinions to the minimum extent possible. If you're really worried about fragile users having nervous breakdowns when faced with "difficult" decisions about how their computers should work, use metaprefs. Download VueScan for a perfect example. Each preference pane, by default, offers minimal-to-no user-accessible configurations. There is a menu in each pane entitled "Config options". Choices are "None", "Some", or "All". This way, each user can shift the application into novice, regular or expert mode and neither be frustrated by insufficient configurability nor intimidated by an excess. I say again: Shame on you for thinking the world agrees with your guesses and preferences. It is the height of arrogance. DS _______________________________________________ Camino mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo/camino
