Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-ant-dev-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 91648 invoked from network); 28 Nov 2001 08:46:14 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO nagoya.betaversion.org) (192.18.49.131) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 28 Nov 2001 08:46:14 -0000 Received: (qmail 9953 invoked by uid 97); 28 Nov 2001 08:46:24 -0000 Delivered-To: qmlist-jakarta-archive-ant-dev@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 9920 invoked by uid 97); 28 Nov 2001 08:46:23 -0000 Mailing-List: contact ant-dev-help@jakarta.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Ant Developers List" Reply-To: "Ant Developers List" Delivered-To: mailing list ant-dev@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 9909 invoked from network); 28 Nov 2001 08:46:23 -0000 Message-ID: <9B3E950CB293D411ADF4009027B0A4D20290D8AF@maileu.imediation.com> From: Stephane Bailliez To: Ant Developers List Subject: RE: [OT] UI Guidelines Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 08:49:22 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Donald [mailto:peter@apache.org] > > On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 00:54, Stephane Bailliez wrote: > > My understanding as far as I am concern: > > "make a choice, whatever it is, but don't let the user make > the decision > > for you." > > > > Might be ambiguous but you get the idea. > > > > Am I wrong here ? > > I would add the proviso that you are satisfying users requests for > functionality ... not necessarily doing it the way they > request though ;) Common thing in UI design when a user report it to be slow when processing a given task is to add a "processing ...." with animated icons. Usually users report the performance to be highly improved after this little change. everything is relative. :) Stephane -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: For additional commands, e-mail: