On Monday, July 28, 2003, at 11:43 AM, John R. Brauer wrote:
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
Interesting point, Dr. John. I don't think it's at all necessary to "close up" the space left by unused but hidden controls that might appear in the dialog under some condition. But if you did that, then I'd agree with your assessment about muscle memory.
FWIW, I do *not* agree with MS that the same principle that applies to hidden menu items should apply to hidden controls because muscle memory needn't come into play with controls as it must inevitably with menus. A hidden control when it does appear is (or should be) at the same location every time, which gains the consistency.
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