13 Sep
2006
13 Sep
'06
5:54 p.m.
"Neil Drumm" wrote:
The point is, the UI could be any of:
Yes, we are agreed. I was responding to a specific point about 2 approaches, and not advocating one approach or the other (or even some un-named other). You are also right, even though it is not specifically stated, that "dimensional factors" (screen real estate, UI element location, etc.) play a significant role in choosing the best _human display_ of some _UI element_ which is a representation of a _logical construct_. Once the translation begins, and the process of transposing "logic" to "display" takes its course, certain similar UI elements may be eliminated or selected based on a variety of factors. -- inkfree