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It is also why your settings must be absolutely simple, logical and follow conventions of whatever platform you are on (if any). If I have to dig through 10 pa
by georgemcbay 14y ago
It is also why your settings must be absolutely simple, logical and follow conventions of whatever platform you are on (if any).
If I have to dig through 10 pages of arcane settings to find some "simple thing" like the one described in the OP's example feature, it might as well not exist (assuming the context that I'm a new user and not already committed to using this software), I've already moved on to the next candidate app.
- guard-of-terra 14y agoI doubt there is a wide choice of professional tools in most areas. You have to choose between a few suboptimal fits, and that's where you start valuing flexibility.
- DanBC 14y agoAnd they're often closed source, so there's limited chance to add the features. You might be able to ask users on some forum. And maybe there's something on the website about feedback or feature request. Having said all that how do you control the flood of "Why doesn't X do Y?" (when Y is in the menu, on the tool bar, on the splash tips of the day, in the tool tip, etc)
- guard-of-terra 14y agoTheoretically it should be solved by making everything scriptable, but in practice this solution tends to only work for a small subset of users (who could benefit from customization). We still have this road ahead.
- DanBC 14y agoOr more services like Bountify?