On 11/06/2012 05:53 PM, Stefano wrote: > On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 7:16 AM, P Purkayastha<ppu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Well, that's what you get for not reading what is written on the screen. >> It is very clearly written what each option means. If you approach any >> software (not only E) with the mentality of clicking random buttons >> whenever a dialog pops up, a disaster will happen some time or the other. > > Sure thing, however a good design should avoid such slips. > > http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20010204.html > > ;-) >
All that is ok. But what kind of "good design" can you have with an xmessage like alert box? The one thrown by e has got *only* two options: F1 Recover F2 Exit It should be clear that what we want to do is "recover" our work. Hence, why would I even bother to exit? Secondly, this kind of dialog shows the user that something went bad. If you restart it silently then the user has no means of knowing why E suddenly started to restart by itself. There could be a notification, but the user who doesn't read such popups won't read notifications as well. And the developer or more curious user who wants to debug can't debug either (part of the reason for the dialog is to aid in debugging). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Central: Instant, anywhere, Remote PC access and management. Stay in control, update software, and manage PCs from one command center Diagnose problems and improve visibility into emerging IT issues Automate, monitor and manage. Do more in less time with Central http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein12331_d2d _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
