>> Actually, according to actual HCI studies it is often better to hide things >> from a user instead of telling them about it. > > What means "better" in that case? >
Really, this does sound ridiculous. We've all heard about the woman who frees up disk space by removing the folders that she doesn't use, such as C:/windows but the readers of this list are _not_ that audience. >> Now, once the user starts >> looking for that setting, it should be available, but too many settings and >> too much explanatory text confuses rather than enlightens. > > Whatever you do, there's nothing that helps against stupidity. > Again, this type of study does not seem suitable for this list. >> >And what if you need the information stored in it? >> >> I won't. I'll export the data as I abandon that software. Actually, I'll >> export the data before I abandon the software so I can import it into the >> new software and test it. > > That is a possibility, but it requires to plan for it and to work on > it, and mistakes can be made. It would be easier if that wasn't > required. > Or, it requires a ggod backup, worst case scenario. You do have one, right? -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org