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I agree, I'd argue that Photoshop is an expert system, it (rightly so) has a huge number of features and being able to have all these features without modes wou
by sksksk 13y ago
I agree, I'd argue that Photoshop is an expert system, it (rightly so) has a huge number of features and being able to have all these features without modes would probably make the app completely unusable.
With the TV remote however, I'd flip it around and say that realistically, you are going to be using the volume and channel controls 99% of the time, and so it does not make sense to change the functionality of those buttons depending on context.
- saidajigumi 13y ago> you are going to be using the volume and channel controls 99% of the time So by extension we're required to clutter the interface with dedicated buttons that are used 1% or less of the time, just to make sure the user isn't confused? Sounds confusing.
- yuliyp 13y agoFewer physical buttons doesn't make the interface less confusing. If a button does 5 different things, it becomes more confusing, because a given button is really 5 actions that you have to understand when they apply before using that button. Consider dedicated picture-in-picture controls as opposed to trying to reuse other buttons to do something different to control PiP. If you aren't using it, you just tune those buttons out. If you are, it's easier to use.