Hello MAU! On Friday, May 13, 2005, 10:42 AM, you wrote:
> I am quite sure that some new users evaluating TB for the first time are > 'frightened' by the many options and functionality they can see in the > many menus, etc., and that they have never before heard about. I'm sure > you know what I mean. Yes, I do indeed. My first TB! was v. 1.61. I was intimidated out of my wits. And that one was more "feature-less" than this v. 3.5.0 which we're currently testing in beta versions. The greatest frustration was the Help File telling me all about how great a certain feature was and giving me not a clue as to how to access it. TBUDL was my salvation, but not everyone who is new will be brave enough to speak up on TBUDL. Or to persist, when the first replies are --to the beginner--not clear. > I think the new Customisation introduced in this beta series offers a > great opportunity to have two default UI setups, call them > Normal/Advanced, Begginer/Expert, Minimum/Full, what you like. Yes. Beginner/Expert, maybe. Although I do see Normal/Advanced in other places, Windows programs, and others. > I think that having a default UI, easily changeable with a single > click somewhere (Customise?), in which only the most basic menus and > options were available (displayed) would certainly help some > beginners. Yes. Especially those new to computers--there are still some out there. And those who have even been getting confused by Outlook Express--as I read them every day on Rootsweb's Computers' and Virus-Discussion mailing lists. > I'm sure many of you have seen or have applications with this type of > 'dual UI'. Yes, I have. > Just a thought :) And a good one, seems to me. Listening, 9Val, Maxim, Stefan, Marek--rest of Development Team? -- Best regards, Mary The Bat 3.5 Return RC9 on Windows XP 5.1 2600 Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.5 Return RC/9 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
