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Handles help when you want to close the door. I get your point though.
by adam12 13y ago
Handles help when you want to close the door. I get your point though.
- jkestner 13y agoIn the book, he's talking about the entry doors in commercial buildings that swing closed. A la that classic Far Side cartoon.
- hack_edu 13y agoActually, the points are about push/pull doors and the choice of fixtures placed as affordances to suggest the appropriate action by the user.
- anigbrowl 13y agoWe know that. The GP is pointing out a secondary purpose that is often overlooked. Automatic door closers are subject to failure, and when they're inoperative then having a handle is a good thing. Commercial building owners also like handles because they can be chained shut easily if the tenant stops paying rent, even if the tenant has changed the locks. This is not to dispute the (great) value of the book, but to point out that there's often more than one use case.