[openbeos] Re: Calculator
- From: Waldemar Kornewald <wkornew@xxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 23:28:51 +0200
DarkWyrm wrote:
There's something to be said about metaphors, like having all the
buttons in a way that resembles a real-world calculator. Most people
will expect a calculator that looks and acts like one that you're
used to. A programmer would feel very comfortable with just a text
box and an 'Evaluate' button, but my mother-in-law wouldn't have a
clue. This should be an app with a zero learning curve for anyone
remotely familiar with a calculator. The buttons really do need to
stay. Having a choice of modes, like Stephan mentioned, could be a
workable compromise.
I see your point, but has anybode ever tried to implement the
calculator the way
I suggested? I mean, it's not that I say these things because it's fun
for me. I
"observed" friends with almost no computer experience (and some with normal
experience) using the WinXP calculator with the mouse at first (clicking those
digits...) and quickly getting *angry* because that's too ineffective. They
*always* switched to the keyboard. Those digit buttons cry "click me!", but
that won't make you happy. :)
I think that there is nothing lost if we remove those buttons. The interface
will look a lot cleaner and the user will quickly grasp that he should use the
numbers on his keyboard (and be happy ;).
Bye,
Waldemar
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