[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
RE: Do we want more choice? (was Bookmark the end of file?)
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: Do we want more choice? (was Bookmark the end of file?) |
Date: |
Sun, 12 Apr 2015 22:35:21 -0700 (PDT) |
> > > > Even if you were right that one use case is more common, why
> > > > wouldn't we want to let users control the behavior, instead
> > > > of deciding it for them at coding time?
> > >
> > > Because offering more choices doesn't always help the user.
> >
> > No, of course not. But neither does offering fewer choices.
> > How about speaking to this particular question, instead just
> > throwing out truisms?
>
> There is a general realization nowadays, that everything being
> equal, less choice is likely better than more choice:
"A general realization." "Nowadays." Ooooh. Can't argue with that.
Consideration of one particular choice has now been successfully
diverted toward vacuous generalizations about choice in general -
platitudes of Polonius. Too bad.
Not to mention that no one proposed forcing users to choose
anything here. Define a default behavior. Provide an easy
way to get other, optional behavior. No imposition. No user
paralysis before a terrifying and difficult dilemma. Perfectly
ignorable choice; zero choosing needed.
I'm afraid you've missed the point. But you were led by example
to miss it.
- Re: Bookmark the end of file?, (continued)
Re: Bookmark the end of file?, Stefan Monnier, 2015/04/07
- RE: Bookmark the end of file?, Drew Adams, 2015/04/07
- Re: Bookmark the end of file?, Stefan Monnier, 2015/04/12
- RE: Bookmark the end of file?, Drew Adams, 2015/04/12
- Re: Bookmark the end of file?, Stefan Monnier, 2015/04/12
- RE: Bookmark the end of file?, Drew Adams, 2015/04/12
- Re: Bookmark the end of file?, Stefan Monnier, 2015/04/12
- Message not available
- Do we want more choice? (was Bookmark the end of file?), Rusi, 2015/04/12
- RE: Do we want more choice? (was Bookmark the end of file?),
Drew Adams <=
- Re: Do we want more choice? (was Bookmark the end of file?), tomas, 2015/04/13
- Re: Do we want more choice? (was Bookmark the end of file?), Marcin Borkowski, 2015/04/13
- Re: Do we want more choice? (was Bookmark the end of file?), tomas, 2015/04/13
Re: Do we want more choice? (was Bookmark the end of file?), Eli Zaretskii, 2015/04/13
Re: Do we want more choice? (was Bookmark the end of file?), tomas, 2015/04/13
Re: Do we want more choice? (was Bookmark the end of file?), Gian Uberto Lauri, 2015/04/14
Re: Do we want more choice? (was Bookmark the end of file?), Eli Zaretskii, 2015/04/14
Re: Do we want more choice? (was Bookmark the end of file?), Gian Uberto Lauri, 2015/04/14
Re: Do we want more choice? (was Bookmark the end of file?), Eli Zaretskii, 2015/04/14
Re: Do we want more choice? (was Bookmark the end of file?), Gian Uberto Lauri, 2015/04/14