Re: [Usability] user levels, etc.

[Seth Nickell <snickell stanford edu>]

> > I'm even in that category from time to time, I use a few settings that
> > would definitely be ridiculous to have in the normal UI.
> 
> Hmm.  What are they?  Why do you use them?  What tasks do they make 
> easier/more pleasant for you?  What is it about your pattern of use that 
> makes you so unique that it would be ridiculous for these settings to be 
> in the UI?
> 
> My point is that before throwing a preference onto the "power-tweaker" 
> pile, a developer should think through these questions and understand 
> the true motivations behind the use of the pref; there may be other ways 
> to accomplish the same end that could improve the UI rather than clutter 
> it further.  (BTW, although those were meant as rhetorical questions, 
> I'd actually be curious to hear the answers; feel free to reply to me 
> offline on that point if you don't want to go off on a tangent thread on 
> the list. :)

Actually, I'm more interested in this than the flamewar that seems to be
brewing, please do post these and do your best to distract us from the
coming crossfire. ;-)

-seth