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[Sohail Mirza <mirzmaster@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm sorry if I misunderstood your position.  Thanks for the clarification.
:)


On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 8:35 PM, Luke Morton
<luke.morton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> On Thu, 2010-05-13 at 20:18 -0400, Sohail Mirza wrote:
> > Changing learnt behaviours is easier said than done!
>
> I agree.
>
> > A cost of this change is the frustration of users who are accustomed
> > to Windows' default behaviour at their workplace, or at home.  This is
> > potentially a level of frustration equal to (or greater than) that of
> > users fed up with double-clicking.  It's very easy to understate this
> > cost, as you have done.
>
> Again, I agree (although I don't think I understated cost--I didn't
> mention even mention it).
>
> > If indeed the cost of having users relearn file interaction is greater
> > than the benefit of single-clicking, then it is not the right thing to
> > do.
>
> Agreed (again). In fact, I said exactly this in another reply.
>
> "Changes like this should be backed by data gathered
> by formal user testing. I would love to see single-click be the default
> as I believe it to be a superior method of interaction, but if it causes
> more problems than it solves then it shouldn't be the default."
>
>
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