On Tue, 2006-05-30 at 19:39 +0200, Murray Cumming wrote: > On Tue, 2006-05-30 at 20:15 +0300, Kalle Vahlman wrote:
> > But then again, isn't the HIG read as a law and questioned in terms of > > interpetations way too often, while its purpose is only to remind and > > suggest known good behaviour? > > I think it's mostly used in the correct way. But it's normal for > beginners to take time to understand how best to use it. Getting off-topic here, but I think that's partly the fault of the HIG too... it's really not a very approachable document; too big, too many guidelines, not enough examples. I'd /really/ like to start working on a "HIG Lite" soon that takes a different (perhaps complementary, perhaps alternative) approach, but we all know how copious spare time tends to be. Cheeri, Calum. -- CALUM BENSON, Usability Engineer Sun Microsystems Ireland mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Java Desktop System Group http://ie.sun.com +353 1 819 9771 Any opinions are personal and not necessarily those of Sun Microsystems _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
