Contents
Chapter One. Initial Forays into User Interface Design
Why do you have to click the Start button to shut down?
Why doesn’t Windows have an “expert mode”?
The default answer to every dialog box is Cancel
The best setting is the one you don’t even sense, but it’s there, and it works the way you expect
In order to demonstrate our superior intellect, we will now ask you a question you cannot answer
Why doesn’t Setup ask you if you want to keep newer versions of operating system files?
When do you disable an option, and when do you remove it?
When do you put ... after a button or menu?
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