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Date:	Wed, 16 Jul 2003 14:07:29 PDT7
From:	Peter Skye <pskye@peterskye.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-programming@scoug.com
To:	scoug-programming@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Programming: button challenged

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Hey there Lynn,

You like theoretical design. Let's frame this quick comment around GUI
programming.

For years I've wished that programs included an Update button on their
main window. You click on Update and the program goes and checks if you
have the latest version; if not, it gives you the option of upgrading
on-the-spot. What do you think?

And based on a program I've finally "conquered" in the past week, I
think there ought to be an Ouch button. When you do something and get
an unexpected result, you click on Ouch and the program tells you why it
did what it did, so at least you know whether you typed something
incorrectly, used something inappropriately, are thinking on a different
plane, or simply disagree with the programmer.

What buttons do _you_ think are missing?

- Peter

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