Re: MFC & Guis

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:47:39 -0500, Pete Delgado wrote:

> "BobF" <rNfOrSePeAzMe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:179wpgv6rxzdf$.1h2ace52hk2ph.dlg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> How naive. Actually, using controls/colors/windows that look similar to
>> hardware counterparts can make an application more intuitive to users.
>>
>> Rectangular, grey buttons aren't always the best answer.
>
> True, but as the UI guidelines point out, when you go against what users
> know and are comfortable with, you had better have a good reason for doing
> so...

That's my point. *Sometimes* there *are* good reasons for doing so. I'm
not suggesting that unfettered use of pointless, bazaar eye candy should be
the norm. I'm suggesting that an opinion that states that there is *never*
a good reason to deviate from the norm is flawed and naive.
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