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I have problems with many programs like this. For example thunderbird where the buttons don't stay in place. So when I want to archive some emails to clean up t
by dsego 6y ago
I have problems with many programs like this. For example thunderbird where the buttons don't stay in place. So when I want to archive some emails to clean up the inbox I keep clicking on Archive. But if I click on a message marked as junk, the Junk button disappears and all buttons shift right so instead of clicking Archive it's now suddenly Forward.
In my new car, the phone menu lists all recent phone calls without grouping them by contact, so if I want to use the fancy controls on my steering to call someone I have to scroll and scroll.
Another example from the physical world. Recently I found the buttons for all 15 floors selected (probably a kid thought it was funny) and I had to wait on every damn floor. No way to cancel them. And it's such an easy thing to predict, there can nr max 5-6 people in the elevator at any time, so why should you be able to select more than 5-6 floors at a time? And no way to cancel of course.
And almost every software or device has those issues, and like the author I sometimes have to ask myself, am I the crazy one here, how can everyone else live with this? I believe most ordinary folk will believe it's there fault when things don't work as expected and their lack of expertise or handiness instead of blaming the interface. Or by learning the nuances and quirks of a system they consider themselves as skilled and knowledgeable.
- ourmandave 6y agoUIs should be consistent, so the least they could do is make it so if you push the buttons repeatedly you get to the floors faster. Like the buttons in the lobby.