I see it more of what areas are designated as dynamic versus static. There are tons of recommendation systems out there (Amazon) and no one complains about the change of the content, because it's pretty much never moving. The content changes, but the hotspots themselves do not.
Here, we're talking about huge moving targets, like entire content modules on a page, even the navigation bars maybe. And that, I think is the sin here. I don't think anyone will disagree that autocomplete is useful because it helps supplement the experience of inputting text into a box. It doesn't disguise/change it. On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Jeff Garbers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jun 9, 2008, at 10:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I am a user who doesn't appreciate when a system "guesses" what I might >> like. The use of that word makes me nervous for myself as a user and for a >> client of mine where "guessing" may just not be reliable or accurate enough, >> leading to more frustration. >> > > I think "guessing" is fine as long as it's peripheral to the main line of > interaction. Autocomplete is a simple example of this idea -- I can just > type and if I happen to notice that the software has "guessed" what I want, > I can save some typing time and click it. But if something popped up and > said "Hey, it looks like you're typing SMITH, is that what you want?" I'd > uninstall the app in a heartbeat. > > Guesses -- or, let's say, "reasonable heuristics" -- are often also > appropriate when providing default values: the application has already > filled in certain fields based on what you've done in the past. Of course > you have to be careful when the data is critical; you might not want to > assume, for example, that the radiation dosage this time would be the same > as last time and get people in the habit of just clicking past the form. > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
