[Sigia-l] Multi-Function Displays [WAS RE: Pillars of Ergonomics]

[anne at mindstorm.com]

How about going one step further and killing the touch-screen concept?

If I'm driving with my eyes on the road, I want to be able to locate
controls by touch. You can't do that with a perfectly smooth screen.

-Anne

> Ziya writes:
>> The other reason is that multiple instruments allow the driver to
>> *scan* multiple kinds of info simultaneously and everything is visible,
> but
>> like tabs and menus, a multi-function screen obscures what it's not
>> displaying at the moment. Unless you manage to cram all that info into a
>> single screen, then "visibility" is greatly reduced.
>
> I agree - it may be more usable (and as a user I personally prefer it) to
> not consolidate all controls into a single display/unit - but to have
> seperate ones for each function. Don Norman talks about this concept of
> modality in his book the Design/Psychology of Everyday Things.
>
>         Richard
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