KDE (vs GNOME)

[Alexander Dymo]

On Wednesday 09 November 2005 11:29, Olivier Goffart wrote:
> First, "user levels"  should be defined.
>  1) is it different UI depending the level ?
>  2) different default option depending the level ?
>  3) putting all avanced option in an advanced tab ?
>  4) or removing all the option to put them in another hiden application
>      (KTweekUI / GConfEditor / RegEdit )
According to Jef Raskin (http://jef.raskincenter.org/home/)
#1,#2,#3 and #4 would be not that good ideas (at least I make such
conclusions after reading his works).
In short:
#1 - step to the next level breaks user's habits and makes
user's knowledge void.	- "bad"
#2 - computer system becomes "modal", it behaves differently
when a new mode is used.	-"bad"
#3 - there's no clean division between beginner and advanced 
users therefore advanced options are useless.	-"bad"
#4 - "hidden" word is the source of a problem - no possibility to
learn.	-"bad"

PS: usability is like a history - we read the same materials and observe
the same facts but make different conclusions ;)