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> Volvo is perhaps the ultimate example in good UI for the AC: the buttons are shaped like a human, and you press the part of your body where you want air: It'
by nkozyra 7y ago
> Volvo is perhaps the ultimate example in good UI for the AC: the buttons are shaped like a human, and you press the part of your body where you want air:
It's nice, but it still a major issue: you need to look at it while pressing it to know state.
If, instead, it's three stacked buttons top to bottom, you don't have to do that.
- SECProto 7y agoMy car (and many older cars) simple has two knobs. One for temperature, one for location. If you entered a tunnel, you just crank the right hand knob all the way over to defrost. Better than buttons.
- nkozyra 7y agoOh I agree, not every action is suited to a on/off toggle, that's why there are so many mechanical interfaces. In a car, the aim should be for logical use without eyes leaving the road much.
- SECProto 7y agoI absolutely agree! I just wanted to point out that a knob can be even more intuitive than buttons.