On 4 Aug 2005 06:52:53 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] (McKown, John) wrote:
My impression is that a "dumbed down interface" is the
one the other guy uses.
My concept of a "dumbed down interface" is really "an
interface which
can be used by ignorant, untrained, underpaid, unskilled
employees".
My definition is similar, but not matching. I figure
it's an interface that makes common tasks *very* easy to
do, but makes uncommon tasks either impossible or very
difficult to do (even if you know how).
Most (but not all) GUIs are dumbed-down. Certain
tasks require you to drill down through way too many levels
of menu.
By contrast, not-dumbed-down interfaces tend to
require a fair investment in time before the user can
figure out how to do even common tasks. However, once one
knows how to do any task (common or not), it is generally
easy to perform.
While I have seen some interfaces (generally GUI)
which combine the best of both, I haven't seen many.
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