Re: Mac OS X 10.1 File Name Extension Guidelines
Re: Mac OS X 10.1 File Name Extension Guidelines
- Subject: Re: Mac OS X 10.1 File Name Extension Guidelines
- From: Lloyd Sargent <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 10:53:18 -0500
On Monday, September 10, 2001, at 02:38 AM, John C. Randolph wrote:
On Monday, September 10, 2001, at 12:10 AM, Neal A. Crocker wrote:
[re: type and creator codes]
In the Mac OS user experience, the average user never has to change
the code, or even see it, so they never have to remember it.
In two words: Dream On. I lost count of the times that this was
proven false by the end of 1984!
Applying the simple "WWMWD" (What Would My Wife Do), she has NEVER
changed a code since she has used a Mac. She is about as average a user
as you can get (nor would she know what they were if I said "hey, what
ar type and creator codes?").
This is the problem with developers: they get their heads in a box.
Sometimes it helps to ask a non-developer "hey, what do you think of
this interface" or "hey, is this obvious". When they say "you have your
head up your A**", then perhaps you need to rethink it <grin>. Okay, MY
non-developer is a little harsh sometimes, but she DOES have valid
points.
I'll have to ask my brothers, they do art (i.e Photoshop, etc.) and see
what they say about type and creator codes. My suspicion is that they
have no clue...
Cheers,
Lloyd
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