21 Aug
2004
21 Aug
'04
6:53 p.m.
On Saturday 21 August 2004 04:24 pm, Lee Revell wrote:
On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 16:14, John Check wrote:
I agree, but I think "should" is a more realistic position than "has
to".
On Saturday 21 August 2004 02:10 pm, Pete Bessman
wrote:
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 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. Lee