Message: 1 Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 09:47:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Jan Schenkel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Universal GUI To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- Dan Shafer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Alternative design: Apple's designers should not disable the checkbox; rather they should hide the option until and unless the user makes a selection from the popup menu that should enable the user to change the checkbox setting. Then and only then the checkbox should appear. This is part of another key UI design concept: progressive discovery. Only show the user as much of the UI as is needed to accomplish the immediate objective. Several Claris products 15 years ago, for which the UI was designed by one world-class designer, demonstrated this brilliantly. Why should I even have to look at the checkbox and have it clutter my use of the program if it's not relevant to my current situation? No value. No reason for it to be there.
I think it makes sense to leave it there disabled. If it is gone, then the items below it are one space higher up when I look for them, and my muscle memory becomes a liability instead of an asset. Disabled items are placeholders. Disabled items also tell me that I have found what I am looking for, and it is currently disabled for some reason. If it is gone, I may spend much time looking for it, not realizing that it is just GONE.
Sincerely,
John R. Brauer, Psy.D. Clinical Psychologist
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