On side-note regarding double clicks. Can't recall if it was Jeff Raskin or Bruce Tognazini, who came up with the term "disclicksia" for situations, when the user can not determine which click to use - simple or the double one.
I've been following this thread carefully and thought maybe some mockups instead of plain discussions would be more productive Some arguments can be found in this excellent article: http://www.mmiworks.net/eng/publications/2007/09/making-of-gimp-ui-brainstorm.html Regards, Toms On 9/25/07, James Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In print - Jef Raskin, "The Humane Interface", last page of Appendix A. > > Online - the relevant bit of that appendix is also in this article - > http://gigaom.com/2005/08/04/apple-should-thank-jef-raskin-for-mighty-mouse/ > - which also points out that his design for a mouse is extremely close > to Apple's Mighty Mouse. > > James > > On 9/25/07, Raphael Bosshard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yes, this is a long-standing concern for all desktops really. I don't > > > really have any idea what a workable solution might be; better brains > > > than ours[1] haven't really come up with anything in the past 20 years > > > or more that WIMP desktops have been pervasive. > > > > Although I am unable to find the specific reference, Jef(f) Raskin is > > said to have regretted his initial design decision of having only one > > mouse button on the Macintosh. Apparently he also said that three > > buttons would have been better; one for selection, one for activation > > and one for modification (move). > > > > Now if I only could find the reference... > > > > So long, > > Raphael > > _______________________________________________ > > Usability mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability > > > _______________________________________________ > Usability mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability > _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
