When does not enough features turn into too many?
Posted: 2003-12-15 13:28:46
A friend once described Word as being able to "do just about anything, .....it's just that doing the simplest thing is just as complicated!"
I think he got it in one:-D
Now: NWX is currently being developed and doesn't (yet) have enough features for me to be able to use it for my work; but it will. (soon?)
The pressure to add features with each release is inevitable in any product from toothbrushes to Jumbo Jets.
I don't give a damn about strikethrough, but I'd like instant (eg option key) access to superscript and subscript. I'd like to be able to easily place images anywhere in the page I want and wrap text around them, but before that I'd prefer instant access to special characters.
Most of all, I want it to be SIMPLE and EASY and "LOGICAL"
So here's the question: what's the bottom line for everyone out there?
What is a must-have and what is a "bonus"? How do you add features without succumbing to featureitis?
When does a word processor stop being a word processor and become a page layout programme?
What on earth does "logical" mean in this context?
cheers,
N.
ps, seasons greetings
I think he got it in one:-D
Now: NWX is currently being developed and doesn't (yet) have enough features for me to be able to use it for my work; but it will. (soon?)
The pressure to add features with each release is inevitable in any product from toothbrushes to Jumbo Jets.
I don't give a damn about strikethrough, but I'd like instant (eg option key) access to superscript and subscript. I'd like to be able to easily place images anywhere in the page I want and wrap text around them, but before that I'd prefer instant access to special characters.
Most of all, I want it to be SIMPLE and EASY and "LOGICAL"
So here's the question: what's the bottom line for everyone out there?
What is a must-have and what is a "bonus"? How do you add features without succumbing to featureitis?
When does a word processor stop being a word processor and become a page layout programme?
What on earth does "logical" mean in this context?
cheers,
N.
ps, seasons greetings