Re: usability and getting things done

[Maciej Stachowiak <mjs noisehavoc org>]

On 04Nov2001 05:12PM (-0800), Seth Nickell wrote:
> 
> More problematic are interaction differences, for example copy and paste
> (which Maciej points to as one of his most annoying problems when
> switching between OS/X and GNOME and vice versa). 

I never thought about it in those terms, but this illustrates a more
general principle: things that look different but behave the same or
similarly are much less confusing than things that look the same but
behave differently.

 - Maciej