28 Jun
2004
28 Jun
'04
1:57 a.m.
Pete Bessman wrote:
[ ... ]
Fons is an intelligent human being, and even if he is being somewhat
more "elitist" than some may consider necessary, there is nothing
gained by berating his viewpoint with sarcasm.
That's a straw man. The original point was
something to the effect of
"a volume knob which can only be operated after studying a manual is
an indication that the UI designer is a failure,"
That's a straw man too. Fons' point that you appear to disagree with
is "a (volume) knob may indeed have some functionality that is not
easily discoverable by playing with it". I personally am undecided
about the merits of such a design - i don't like knobs much at all for
any purpose - but it would aid the discussion if it could stay focused
on the contents rather than the moral elevation (or otherwise) of the
participants.
--p