|
John Kuhn wrote:
Take for example the Windows Media Player. Is it not good looking? And does its simple, good-looking interface not benefit ease of use?
Windows Media Player is an example of simple, good-looking interfaces falling short on ease of use. When I started with Windows Media Player, I tried to open a music file. There was no Open File, just an Open Location. I clicked that and got a dialog to open a web location with no browse button. I did finally got the music to play by opening windows explorer and double clicking on the file, but I was annoyed that I had to do it. To be easy to use, a program should provide the options that people are used to having and in the places that they are used to looking for them.
Nathan Holt
|
|
|
|
|
Are we both referring to Windows Media Player 9? Perhaps you should switch to compact mode.
Even in "full" mode, you have basic controls that you would have on a portable MP3 player or walkman, everything discloses its own function with tooltips, there's online help... Not that I think WMP is the best software ever for multimedia, but it covers the bases.
But then again, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong.
What a piece of work is man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable . . . and yet to me, what is this quintessence of dust? -- Hamlet, Act II, Scene ii.
|
|
|
|
|
For what it's worth, I think it was versio 6 or 7. I didn't look at the version, but I remember it was a year or two ago.
Nathan Holt
|
|
|
|
|
oh well.
What a piece of work is man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable . . . and yet to me, what is this quintessence of dust? -- Hamlet, Act II, Scene ii.
|
|
|
|
|
Think of a woman. More often than not the prettiest ones are the hardest to use.
regards,
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
South Africa
Christopher Duncan quoted:
"...that would require my explaining Einstein's Fear of Relatives"
Crikey! ain't life grand?
Einstein says...
|
|
|
|
|
Paul Watson wrote:
Think of a woman. More often than not the prettiest ones are the hardest to use.
|
|
|
|
|
Paul Watson wrote:
Think of a woman. More often than not the prettiest ones are the hardest to use.
Or, the best looking ones tend to be the most expensive.
Remember, even if you win the rat race, you're still a rat.
|
|
|
|
|
Yes, especially since everyone else is trying to use them too.
Regards,
Alvaro
Give a man a fish, he owes you one fish. Teach a man to fish, you give up your monopoly on fisheries.
|
|
|
|
|
I can't argue with that... I just hope my wife doesn't find this post.
What a piece of work is man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable . . . and yet to me, what is this quintessence of dust? -- Hamlet, Act II, Scene ii.
|
|
|
|
|
This poll would be a lot better if the user was forced to rank those choices in order of importance. The way things are going right now everyone's going to put #1 for all 6 options!
Joel Holdsworth
|
|
|
|
|
I did take the time to rank them, though having 7 factors and only 5 levels of importance required doubling up a bit. Oh well...
Will Build Nuclear Missile For Food - No Target Too Small
|
|
|
|
|
I screwed up. It was meant to be a single choice, not a rating choice.
Sorry everyone. All votes have been reset.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
|
|
|
|
|
Chris Maunder wrote:
I screwed up.
Now there's a quote for the history books if I ever saw one!
Marc
Microsoft MVP, Visual C#
MyXaml
MyXaml Blog
|
|
|
|
|