Archived Elementary Human Interface Guidelines - Advice on UI and software design (elementary.io)
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Archived Elementary Human Interface Guidelines - Advice on UI and software design (elementary.io)
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[–] tribblepuncher ago (edited ago)
A lot of software does work without configuration. You can, for instance, pick up Word or LibreOffice and type a letter out without configuring anything after it's installed. However, it's not going to work nearly as well, or fully exploit its capabilities.
That said, this may just be a tip - or a "tip" - that tries to lobotomize the software to satisfy some UX point or another, resulting in crippleware (that sometimes gets to the point where the software controls you more than you control the software). I think it's about time that some of these design people start realizing that the software's default or "smart" settings are often not what the user wants or needs, and there should be ways for the user to override them. Unfortunately a lot of software, particularly on mobile platforms, seems to be deliberately discarding this notion. I think we're going to suffer for it.