26 Jul
2005
26 Jul
'05
2:34 p.m.
I disagree violently with this line of reasoning.
Software
should ALWAYS work the way the user expects it to unless
there is a DAMN GOOD REASON, for example if you are
offering a much more powerful interface than the user is
used to.
Agreed. It's called the 'user model' vs. the 'software model'.
As soon as the software model doesn't fit the user model it
should be changed - exept there's a very good reason for
keeping the model.
For example, most apps (Firefox and IE) use
"Ctrl-F" to
'Find in page'. Except Evolution, which forces you to use
"Ctrl-S" to 'Find (Search) in page', because they have
already bound Ctrl-F to 'Forward message'.
This is a MAJOR usability bug; "We didn't feel like doing
it the normal way" is NEVER a "good reason" for usability
purposes.
Ctrl - F doesn't search in the german open office. It sets
characters as Bold ("Fett" in german). Most other
applications use Ctrl - F, so I often want to search and
accidentally set characters to bold :( .
Best regards
ce