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>>>>>>>>>>>>>I have found that relying on educating the user is (1) a frustrating and usually fruitless exercise, and (2) a poor substitute for better software operating design.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>I fully understand your point. But nevertheless, these double-clicking users will eventually learn that it really is one click too much on that screen. So, the developer can best totally ignore the complaint and reply: "It is by design".
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>>>>>>>>>>>Disagree totally.
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>>>>>>>>>>Okay. I'm currently here because I have not much in my hands. If that's also your current condition we might start a holy war. :)
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>>>>>>>>>No, no war thanks :)
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>>>>>>>>Then do not reply with "Disagree totally".
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>>>>>>>Well I do totally disagree.
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>>>>>>Explain.
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>>>>>I did, 4 posts back.
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>>>>So you don't totally disagree. I said that I fully understand your point. The rest of my remark was not a counter-argument to what you said. It was an extra observation and an advice to developers. That advice is not equal to saying that the developer need not pay attention to good software design.
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>>>>I assume you design your software carefully. And probably the number of complaints is less than average due to that good design. But even then there will be moments that you can't do much more than tell the user to try to live with it. Or do you deny this?
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>>>You said "I fully understand your point. But nevertheless, these double-clicking users will eventually learn that it really is one click too much on that screen. So, the developer can best totally ignore the complaint and reply: "It is by design".". I disagree with the conclusion drawn and the recommendation made from that conclusion.
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>>What conclusion? Isn't it a fact that choosing an item from a combobox is done with one click by (microsoft) design?! I even think that design is okay.
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>Peter, my last post on this topic:
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>1) The conclusion you made: "So, the developer can best totally ignore the complaint ..."
>2) The recommendation you made: "... and reply: "It is by design".
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>Go well.
Jos, there is a very easy way of preventing debate: Do not write things like "Totally disagree".
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