On 2001-11-17 00:31 +0100, Steven Fisher wrote: > on 11/16/01 9:38 AM, Allen Watson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> 1. Open a new incoming message (unread till that point). >> >> 2. Press the Delete key. Message disappears from current folder, next unread >> message opens up. >> >> 3. Try Cmd-Z; nothing happens. Check the Edit menu; undo is greyed out. > > There are sure a lot of ways to delete messages, aren't there?!? > > I agree with you on this one; the ability to delete the parent item of a > window using the delete key is nonstandard. The single key delete should > apply only to an item that is selected, not an item that is open and in > front.
And I disagree with opinion on <backspace> behavior. There is a historical distinction between editing (text, spreadsheet, and blah) and manipulating files. Accidentally trashing a file (and from a users view, a message is a file) is considered much more harmful than trashing a sentence or the content of a cell. Even if the "file" would be recoverable by some means, because by *editing* a file nothing gets changed unless the user saves the file being worked on. Those who neglect those contexts apparently weren't much attentive while having ergonomics lessons. Note, in history there have been all sorts of severe accidents which could have been easily prevented if designers would adhere more to basic ergonomic rules. The most severe accident was a *large* ship burning down, sinking ... just because fire-extinguishers didn't work as people expected -- valves were designed to be opened by clockwise rotation ... -Thomas -- Thomas Schierle, Munich, Germany PGP key [DSS/DH] 0xA23CDA1D available at various public key servers -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
