2005-09-23
Bad user interfaces
Most confirmation dialogs work the first few times you run into them, but then you start anticipating them and they become meaningless.
Most confirmation dialogs work the first few times you run into them, but then you start anticipating them and they become meaningless.
yes I meant to delete that fileWhat we really need is something that can figure out when an action is out of the ordinary and then ask us, leaving us alone the rest of the time. Then I'd have avoided this:
yes I want to quit without saving
yes I really want to pay with a credit card instead of a bank transfer
yes I want to bid that
yes
yes
yes
...
oops
Oh well, if I end up spending $93 on a hammer then that will just be an expensive lesson for me to take a little more time. Could have been worse. At least its not $930.
