> A good tool solves its purpose so directly that it's not even noticed. Great designs need fewer options because they just work as is. The reason the user opened the the software is to achieve some end, not poke around in the software's options. Maybe you can come up with a better design that addresses the use cases of the option?
This is the opinion of people who don't use the SW they wrote.
And no, gray on gray is not an option.
Unfortunately, we are forced to used SW bought by other departments, else nobody will use those crap.
You can't achieve an end when the crap you use isn't working.
> A good tool solves its purpose so directly that it's not even noticed. Great designs need fewer options because they just work as is. The reason the user opened the the software is to achieve some end, not poke around in the software's options. Maybe you can come up with a better design that addresses the use cases of the option?
This is the opinion of people who don't use the SW they wrote.
And no, gray on gray is not an option.
Unfortunately, we are forced to used SW bought by other departments, else nobody will use those crap.
You can't achieve an end when the crap you use isn't working.