[linux-audio-dev] mouse wheel behavior and RFC: human interface guidelines

[John Check]

On Saturday 21 August 2004 04:24 pm, Lee Revell wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 16:14, John Check wrote:
> > On Saturday 21 August 2004 02:10 pm, Pete Bessman wrote:
> > > I guarantee you that the last thing on 99.8% of users' minds when
> > > they're adjusting a horizontal volume slider is "This is kind of like
> > > reading a book, which goes left to right and top to bottom; and if we
> > > assume an association between beginnings and ends, then it follows
> > > that left and up are vaguely synonymous.  Therefore, to decrease the
> > > volume with my mousewheel, I MUST spin up."
> >
> > Nope, they try one way, then the other, then make a mental note if it
> > doesn't fit the expectation.
>
> Which is why is HAS to work the same way in every app.  You can't expect
> users to make mental notes of differences like this from app to app.
>

I agree, but I think "should" is a more realistic position than "has to".

> Lee