> I think one of the biggest frauds perpetrated by the computer industry is
> the notion that complexity can really be made simple.
>
> If you have to do a complex task, then you need a complex interface to
> control it. If you can replace the complex interface with something that is
> significantly simpler, then it can only be for one of two reasons;
>
> A. The task really wasn't that complex, or;
> B. You've taken away more control from the user than you should have, and
> you'll eventually have to restore it using a bunch of kludges that will be
> uglier than the original complex interface.
> ------------------------------
Sorry but design trumps complex all the time.
Take a shopping cart.
Do you present Bill To: textboxes if you can read the checkbox that asks if
Bill To is the same as Ship To?
In my world, a shopping cart would be a very simple task.
Ken Dibble
www.stic-cil.org
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