Re: [Usability]mnemonics on notebook tabs

[Calum Benson <calum benson sun com>]

Calum Benson wrote:
> 
> Mea culpa... it's a guideline I've been carrying around with me for
> years, though, and I've kind of forgotten where it orginally came from
> :)  (I notice, however, that the Windows styleguide still seems to
> concur, without actually explaining why).

Oh, hang on... I've just been reminded of why mnemonics on notebook tabs
isn't such a good idea.  It's because doing so prevents you from using
that mnemonic on *any* other control on *any* of the tabs, which is
potentially quite a big disadvantage.

Cheeri,
Calum.

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