"Why would an always displayed list be better than a popup list?"

[Darin Adler <darin bentspoon com>]

On 2/5/02 8:34 AM, "Norman Black" <stonybrk ix netcom com> wrote:

> Why would an always displayed list be better than a popup list.

User testing we did at Apple in the late 80s showed that people had a much
easier time choosing from options that were all displayed at once. So, for
example, we found that popup menus were more compact and more elegant to our
eyes, but radio buttons were easier to use.

    -- Darin