Re: KDE is now broken (Fwd: Heads-up: KDE4 hitting testing tonight (UTC) )
>> Actually, according to actual HCI studies it is often better to hide things
>> from a user instead of telling them about it.
>
> What means "better" in that case?
>
Really, this does sound ridiculous. We've all heard about the woman
who frees up disk space by removing the folders that she doesn't use,
such as C:/windows but the readers of this list are _not_ that
audience.
>> Now, once the user starts
>> looking for that setting, it should be available, but too many settings and
>> too much explanatory text confuses rather than enlightens.
>
> Whatever you do, there's nothing that helps against stupidity.
>
Again, this type of study does not seem suitable for this list.
>> >And what if you need the information stored in it?
>>
>> I won't. I'll export the data as I abandon that software. Actually, I'll
>> export the data before I abandon the software so I can import it into the
>> new software and test it.
>
> That is a possibility, but it requires to plan for it and to work on
> it, and mistakes can be made. It would be easier if that wasn't
> required.
>
Or, it requires a ggod backup, worst case scenario. You do have one, right?
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