rick@pbi.com (Richard M. Goldstein) (04/02/91)
>Do we need a single GUI standard?
Let me throw this out for strictly heueristic value (it probably
doesn't reflect anybody's opinion, including mine):
We on xpert have already determined that the vast majority of all
GUI design is done by application programmers and not by professional
UI designers (few of whom even exist).
What this implies is that a GUI standard with as stringent a style guide
as possible (presuming it was designed by competent professionals), would
limit the "damage" that we (GUI programmers) can inflict upon an application,
and hence, end-users.
Since application programmers have no formal background in graphic design
or human factors, we are not qualified to make constructive decisions for
human interface. We should stick to programming and leave design to the
qualified designers.
Now that I've talked myself out of a job...
rick
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