Re: [Usability] online/offline design

[Matthew Thomas <mpt myrealbox com>]

Luis Villa wrote:
> On 5/19/05, Matthew Thomas <mpt myrealbox com> wrote:
> ...
> >  __________________________________________
> > |::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::|
> > |                                          |
> > | (-)  Foo could not bar, because there is |
> > |      no network connection.              |
> > |                                          |
> > |                 ( Try Again ) ((  OK  )) |
> > |__________________________________________|
> >
> > -- where Foo is the name of the program, and bar-ing is what you just
> > asked it to do.
>
> Deliberate omission of a link to the network config stuff, or
> oversight?

Deliberate.

> If the first, why?
> ...

I'm *guessing* that having an improperly configured network is only 
going to be the problem in maybe 5 percent of cases, with the other 95 
percent being that it's properly configured but not available -- for 
example you're not dialled up (which is easily fixed from a panel menu), 
or your network cable has come loose, or your ISP has fallen over, or 
you're on a plane. And 5 percent doesn't meet my personal threshold for 
cluttering an alert with a shortcut button. But as I say, that's only a 
guess. If it was more like 40 percent, then include a "Network Setup..." 
button leftmost.

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Matthew Thomas
http://mpt.net.nz/