Muscle memory and shortcuts are certainly something we must look after, within reason. Microsoft itself has changed menu one time too many, to the point of having people complain for it and not wanting to use the new versions. As they now have a menu that is close to the original favourite, and a modern engine underneath, perhaps we should circulate a DIY memo on menu icons relocation.
Sent from ProtonMail Mobile On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 00:43, Noah <[email protected]> wrote: > The software does mostly the same things, but you moved the menus and buttons > around. The pictures they recognize aren't there. Things work just a little > differently now. For some, it takes longer to do the things they need to do. > They have muscle memory and "shortcuts" that some of us find silly (such as > "I don't know what it's called, but it's always been the squiggly icon near > the top right corner" or "it's the third thing down on the second menu bar > list"). Chances are, the revolt would be similar upgrading from Win XP to 7, > 7 to 10, or office 97 to office 2012. > > Prepare to be very patient with them. Give them the training and resources > they need to get their workflows back. They just want to do their jobs, and > they don't care if you dislike the tools they've grown comfortable with. > > On Nov 19, 2017 4:44 PM, "Rupert Gallagher" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We nerds are the other side of the problem, because we are apparently unable >> to understand their problem. We have little simpathy for those who frown >> without evidence of an actual problem. Perhaps this is an example that >> humans still find it comfortable to "follow and go along together", like a >> herd of sheeps. Since "word" and "excel" is what they hear and use, perhaps >> they feel "cheap" or "non-standard" by using something else. Perhaps all we >> need to do with libreoffice is to improve its spash-screen, its icons and >> menus, and they will never notice the difference. >> >> Sent from ProtonMail Mobile
