On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 13:51 +0100, David Dolphin wrote: > 2008/5/28 Calum Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > It's also, quite frankly, pretty complex, and way OTT for controlling > > the sort of changes we're talking about here IMHO. (I know you were > > just describing it, rather than suggesting it, though!) > > I think what I was trying to say was that modifier keys are a nice way > to add extra functionality to dialog box options. You may only use the > extra functionality 5% of the time, and so the functions don't require > their own buttons (as they would lead to an overly intrusive UI), but > when you need them they are important.
I think the fact that Photoshop is a pro tool with a long learning curve is nonetheless important. People who use Photoshop for professional work will, in turn, learn how to make efficient use of modifier keys. They're not very discoverable, so their utility is limited to people who invest the time to read documentation or take classes. For standard preferences windows, I very much doubt many people would ever learn this. And it's not even the case that it would tend to be learned by the people it would help the most. Something like "Reset to Defaults" would probably be most useful to an inexperienced user who has tinkered around and can't figure out how to get things back the way they were. -- Shaun _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
