Re: Outlook (2003 11.8010.8036 SP2) Problems

[Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 8/23/06, daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Over the years I used to have my share of issues with the "non-intuitive"
> user interface of Notes.  I used to say similar things to what others have
> been saying in this thread.  I think a lot of the complaints comes from
> unfamiliarity.  The problem is that familiarity takes time.  In the case
> of
> Notes, that's more time than usual for a Windows application.  I've been
> using it for at least a decade now and although I wouldn't apply the word
> "cool" to it, I can say that it's not so bad once you get used to it.  If
> you are only using it for e-mail then yes, it is overblown.  I think that
> if they just rebuilt the client to be more of what you expect out of a
> Windows application then it might be easier to feel comfortable using the
> word "cool" in reference to it.  Having said that, I would be extremely
> surprised if IBM did that.  Notes started out as a product of Lotus
> Development, which had their own way of doing things.  I suspect that when
> IBM bought the product they kept the same people and they had no incentive
> to change the look and feel of the product.
>
> Come on, drink the Kool Aid.  You can like Notes too...


What's in that Kool-Aid, Dave?  ;-)

It is strange to hear this from this community that preaches intuitiveness
and has, I'd like to believe, a common goal to *not* unnecessarily force the
user base to have to learn a new UI just because it's "cool" / "Lotus had
its own way of doing things".  Yeah, you're probably right, within a few
years I should have this Notes thing down pat.  Just to keep things exciting
in Windows-world, perhaps we should demand all software developers to create
their own distinct UI, too.

- Dan