Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] mouse wheel behavior and RFC: human interface guidelines
From: Lee Revell (rlrevell_AT_joe-job.com)
Date: Sat Aug 21 2004 - 23:24:12 EEST
On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 16:14, John Check wrote:
> On Saturday 21 August 2004 02:10 pm, Pete Bessman wrote:
> >
> > I guarantee you that the last thing on 99.8% of users' minds when
> > they're adjusting a horizontal volume slider is "This is kind of like
> > reading a book, which goes left to right and top to bottom; and if we
> > assume an association between beginnings and ends, then it follows
> > that left and up are vaguely synonymous. Therefore, to decrease the
> > volume with my mousewheel, I MUST spin up."
> >
>
> Nope, they try one way, then the other, then make a mental note if it doesn't
> fit the expectation.
>
Which is why is HAS to work the same way in every app. You can't expect
users to make mental notes of differences like this from app to app.
Lee
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