Re: Rant... please let me help you fix the user interface

["Mike Starr" <mikestarr-techwr-l -at- writestarr -dot- com>]

Changing text labels and button text doesn't normally have the potential to 
break anything but there is no regression testing effort nor is there a 
testing budget.

Mike
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Posada" <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: "Mike Starr" <mike -at- writestarr -dot- com>; <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: Rant... please let me help you fix the user interface

>> So how do I sell the concept that making the text and
>> button labels easier to understand and fixing the appearance
>> of things not only makes the product easier for the customer
>> to understand and reduces the number of support calls but
>> also makes it easier to sell the product, too??
>
> Are you also going to take on the whole regression testing effort and 
> budget?
>
> John Posada
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