Ok Richmond, I will take care about people like you :) Tiemo > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:use-revolution- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Richmond Mathewson > Gesendet: Montag, 30. April 2007 17:39 > An: [email protected] > Betreff: 3 button mice with Macs. > > Phil Jimmieson's recipe works with my unrecognised > Logitech mouse! > > Frankly, I know that Richard Gaskin always has his > peripherals set up perfectly: HOWEVER, Tiemo, when you > are designing your software you should be designing it > for people like me (i.e. those who are so slow they > have badly configured mice) rather than people like > Richard Gaskin. > > This reminds me of a conversation I had when designing > some software in Scotland about 5 years ago: > > [boring story starting] > > The program needed Quicktime to be installed for it to > work: whether on Mac or Win. > > My employer said "Oh, surely, every person who > administers High School computer labs in Scotland [ > our target market ] has QT installed." > > So, I had a rip-roaring fight with that chap as to why > I should "waste" a day's work bunging QT detection > routines into the program and explanatiry screens > telling end users how to obtain and install QT if they > did not have it installed. > > The product went out: I phoned every single buyer, > and, surprise, surprise, about 75% had not had QT > installed. > > Work on the basis that all end users are a "bit like > that". > > sincerely, Richmond Mathewson > > ____________________________________________________________ > > A Thorn in the flesh is better than a failed Systems Development Life > Cycle. > ____________________________________________________________ > > > ___________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, sign up > for > your free account today > http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail/winter07.h > tml > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
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