Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 16th Aug 2008 16:50 UTC
This is the eighth article in a series on common usability and graphical user interface related terms [part I | part II | part III | part IV | part V | part VI | part VII]. On the internet, and especially in forum discussions like we all have here on OSNews, it is almost certain that in any given discussion, someone will most likely bring up usability and GUI related terms - things like spatial memory, widgets, consistency, Fitts' Law, and more. The aim of this series is to explain these terms, learn something about their origins, and finally rate their importance in the field of usability and (graphical) user interface design. In part VIII, we focus on the tab.
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Member since:2006-07-30
My point was that the number of windows the average computer user has open will increase as well, he's just a little behind the curve...
Besides, simple everyday situations can mean a lot of open windows.
Like chatting with a couple of friends, watching a video on youtube, using Google, checking your email, listening to music, editing pictures, ...
Of course you can work around this by opening and closing apps repeatedly but it's just that: a workaround.
I don't buy the assumption lots of windows == rocket science.
Well, maybe we'll just have to agree to disagree...
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2005-07-06
If you want to have 55+ windows open be my guest. I never said there should be a hard limit. Though i doubted wether we are seriously addressing the needs and greeds of the average computer user or we are academics f*cking ants for our own purposes.