And why is the START button in windows used to END the system? ;-)
Dave -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Russell Sent: 31 October 2013 17:05 To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: Is code self documenting? On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Gene Wirchenko <ge...@telus.net> wrote: > At 08:33 2013-10-31, "MB Software Solutions, > > LLC" > <mbsoftwaresolutions@**mbsoftwaresolutions.com<mbsoftwaresolutions@mbs > oftwaresolutions.com>> > wrote: > >> On 10/31/2013 11:20 AM, Dave Crozier wrote: >> >>> Rule 1 of writing software for nontechnical users is this: if they >>> have to read documentation to use it you designed it wrong. >>> >> >> I can get behind this one!!!! >> > > Please, no! > > This gets into inanities where something fairly simple is not > documented and you have to find out about it by accident. > > ------------------------ > Case in point is why is the save button look like a floppy disk today? What percentage of users today ever held a floppy disk compared to a thumb drive? Could you be missing close to 50% of your audience ? -- Stephen Russell Sr. Analyst Ring Container Technology Oakland TN 901.246-0159 cell --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/18725b8cd2d5d247873a2baf401d4ab22a40c...@ex2010-a-fpl.fpl.LOCAL ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
