Re: Do we need to document all UI elements?

["Larry Usselman" <elgrans -at- gmail -dot- com>]

In an example like this, I'm reluctant to assume that the user knows exactly
what the "Send" button does. In some cases, it may send the e-mail
immediately...or it may activate the spell checker and require further
action by the user if errors are found. As much as I dislike it, sometimes
you have to hold your nose and write to the lowest common denominator. My
general rule has been to explain every UI element that the user must (or
may) use, no matter how obvious it seems.

On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Keith Hood <klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:

> Some other controls, I think do not need to be documented if their nature
> and use are unmistakably obvious. For example, a "Send" button on an email
> interface - I think that's obvious enough that the average user can figure
> it out with no real problem. Of course, you do still have to consider the
> nature of the anticipated user. There are some elements that perhaps are not
> that obvious to someone who's not quite as experienced or as intelligent as
> you are.
>
> > On 6/25/08, mallikarjuna prasad
> > <mallikarjuna999 -at- yahoo -dot- co -dot- in> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Do we need to document all UI elements?
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
>
>
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