Re: [linux-audio-dev] Knobs / widget design + some OT stuff

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Knobs / widget design + some OT stuff
From: Fons Adriaensen (fons.adriaensen_AT_skynet.be)
Date: Mon Jun 28 2004 - 13:06:11 EEST


On Sun, Jun 27, 2004 at 11:03:15PM -0400, Pete Bessman wrote:

> 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," although my
> rendition is probably more caustic than the original.

That was *not* the original point. It was:

'requiring a user to read a manual to discover functionality he does
not even suspect is not an option'.

You introduced the volume knob, followed by some caustic language.

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FA


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