This is one area where the expections of
a developer may very well differ from that
of the typical "man on the street" user.
--
-Richard M. Hartman
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186,000 mi./sec ... not just a good idea, it's the LAW!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Macy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, May 07, 1999 12:24 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Find's Funny Convention
>
>
> Well, that wouldn't confuse me. But the way it works would,
> and did, confuse
> me when I searched for "esting" and didn't find "Testing". I
> have probably 30
> applications on my desktop that include searching, and none
> of them work like
> the Pilot.
>
> But thanks for the answer.
>
> >
> > As to why the UI is defined this way: it would probably
> confuse users if
> > they searched for "put" and found references to computers,
> or "sin" and
> > found memos about businesses. Those typically aren't the
> results you want
> > as a user, though they're strictly speaking valid matches.
>
>
>
> - Alan Macy
> http://www.ResponsiveSoftware.com
> Time and Billing for Consultants and Others
>
>
