Martin Nordholts wrote: > On 10/26/2009 01:42 PM, gg@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> Maybe you'd see it better if the checkbox (AHH shoot this man , he said >> the "C" word!!) was labelled "remember this choice". >> >> You can't presume what the "correct" answer is and impose it on everyone >> since the answer depends on the user himself and availability of >> connection (and in view of the size you'd better add available bandwidth). >> >> So there's a choice the USER not the GUI designer needs to make. > > This not necessarily true. Which is what I said in the bit you don't quote If the GUI designer is designing an app > aiding in translating movies then he can deduct from the target user > group that such a dialog box should not be shown. The translator > using the app must hear see/hear all words. But we're taking about GIMP help not some other hypothetical case about movie translation. > > GUI designers always design for a well specified target group. With a > well defined user group there is rarely a need to guess what the user of an > app will want, the GUI designer knows what the users will want. > "GUI designers always " "well defined user group " "GUI designer knows what the users will want." an impressive collection of fairly meaningless hand-wavy generalities. What is your point w.r.t. whether the user wants to be asked what gimp help format is actually applicable n his actual situation and whether a GUI designer can user pro-active telepathy to know his needs and internet access availability? > But there are always exceptions and corner cases of course... > > / Martin > Call it a corner case if you prefer , how does this relate to gimp help? thx. _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
