On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 3:01 PM, jonathon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jonathan Morgan wrote: > > >> I'm still pretty well certain that we have the widest selection of > modules among free programs, too, so it's a bit annoying that programs who've > copied our library got higher marks. It seems like we ought to get a little > credit for the fact that The Word, e-Sword, Online Bible, and Zefania are > all enjoying content that came from us. > > > I would have thought that e-Sword has more modules than we do. > > If user created resources are included, then e-Sword has thousands > more than The Sword Project. If one just compares resources at > e-sword.net and estudysource.com with those available for The Sword > Project, then I think that it is a tie. > > Originally, I think the Online Bible was used for the source for free > Bible Study programs. Then Sword Project resources were used. The > current trend appears to be to use e-Sword resources. > > > Anyway, you can't really expect a person investigating the usefulness of > available software to determine whether it has been helped by the work of > others. > > True. > > > Again from the usability point of view, I claim that if a person cannot > use a feature, the fact that it is there does not help them. > > Cannot use the feature, or hasn't bothered to learn how to use the feature?
>From the developer's point of view there is a difference. From the user's point of view, there isn't really a difference. Again from the usability side of the camp, a lot of things that developers say are things that users couldn't be bothered to learn (and I as a developer have said it a lot myself) are actually problems with the design. Some learning is expected if you wish to use a piece of software. The question really is "Where is the line drawn between bad design and apathetic users?" People like Don Norman and Alan Cooper (whose books I very much like) say that it is mostly the fault of the designer. It is hard to judge in general, but I now tend towards that camp, and so my comments come from that angle. Jon _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: [email protected] http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
