On 8/3/2015 10:44 PM, clipka wrote:

>
> Good old Bauhaus tradition.
>

Indeed! So good that the Nazis shut them down.
That is a plus in my opinion. :-)

> On the other hand, the Bauhaus designers meant something different when
> referring to "form" and "function". To them, "function" included
> ergonomic requirements (such as, you should be able to hold an electric
> razor in one hand conveniently, and the power cord should be placed in
> such a way that you won't strangle yourself with it), while "form" was
> strictly limited to aesthetic aspects.
>

True. But different times and different industries.

> I think one branch of software development that's doing a pretty good
> job in terms of User Experience is the gaming industry. Look at what
> they do when it comes to graphics configuration: They usually provide
> you with a simple 1-dimensional "quality" setting to balance the
> graphics quality vs. speed, hiding the technical details of what each
> setting actually means in technical terms. At the same time they do
> provide an additional interface for people who think they know better,
> allowing them to tweak all the little details. (And often there's even a
> third tier of technical tweakables, for which there is no user interface
> except a config file.)
>

I don't have much experience outside of Elite.
What you wrote describes how it is. A good thing too. :-)
Where would you put addons like SweetFx? Which BTW I cannot get to work.

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Regards
     Stephen

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