We really have gotten better (and expectations are higher). Remember the abomina...

steveax on July 3, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Recognising a Bad User Interface at First Glance

We really have gotten better (and expectations are higher). Remember the abominable multi-row tab control dialogs common in Windows apps [1] shudder. Does anyone remember Debabelizer? [2] Really amazing piece of software with an interface that, ummm, well, here's the batch catalog setup dialog [3]

[1]: http://interfacehallofshame.eu/www.iarchitect.com/tabs.htm

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Theurer

[3]: http://pangram.org/images/debab.gif

reagency on July 3, 2015 [–]

What's wrong with 3? It has a lot of options because the user needs control. They are well organized.