[openbeos] Re: Patch: Prettifying the default decorator

"Thom Holwerda" <slakje@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> However, not every question perfectly fits into either category. 
> Consider
> the following question: "should menuitems, when clicked, blink [1] as 
> a
> confirmation?" This question fits into BOTH categories, and in act, 
> there
> are lots of these ambiguous questions when it comes to (G)UI design.
> 
> In short, I do not agree with your statement that "UI design has 
> almost
> nothing to do with graphical design". They are completely dependant 
> on one
> another. A decision in GUI design can NOT be taken without 
> considering its
> implications on the UI design side, and vice versa.

You missed my point. In your example above, the notification concept 
would be UI design, while the actual implementation (the blinking) is 
graphical design. That's what I meant with "they interact"; they even 
have to to make a good GUI.
Still, they are very distinct topics - you can be a professional in 
either category with little understanding of the other.

Bye,
   Axel.

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