[[This page is a place holder for [Cameron] and others to write about the topic of using Tk to create intelligent interfaces - the creation of interfaces that anticipate the needs of the user and then customizing the interface so that only the right things can be done at any point...]



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[RS] hopes the stupid chevrons (that hide parts of menus, only to make you curious) as seen on recent Windowses are not counted as "intelligent"... though they adapt - if you selected "Paint" from a chevroned menu, next time it'll be out in the open...

[schlenk] likes the chevrons actually (after getting used to them). But actually they cure symptoms (to large menus) instead of curing the problem (overloaded interfaces). 

[AET] 09feb05 hates the chevrons, too.  How are you supposed to learn the features of a menu system when it hides stuff you haven't used yet?  This scheme seems to epitomise a hidden agenda to dumb down the user and increase dependency on support.  The feature can usually be turned off , but is usually the default.  Irritates the hell out of me . . . 



[[Kernighan; context-sensitivity; [Tk] "gray-out" idioms; ...]]

See also [BOOK About Face].


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