From:
cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Doug Schaefer
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010
12:17 PM
To: CDT General developers list.
Subject: Re: [cdt-dev] Do we
really need a refresh in Debug View?
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at
03:53:06PM -0600, John Cortell wrote:
> "basic debugging" category. Embedded debuggers fall
into the "advanced"
> one. My guess is CDT is used more in the embedded world than
the desktop
> one.
I really have to disagree. There are advanced and basic users in
both
embedded and desktop environments, and supporting the basic users is
very important. The more buttons you give a new user the less they
like your product in my experience.
+1 My pet peeve is UIs that are overloaded with buttons. It's very intimidating
for new users. Buttons should only be provided for the most basic operations
that are used most often. Everything else should be in a menu. And even then it
should only be shown when and where applicable.
If the main - not only, but main - way to get in trouble is using the
debug console, then maybe the debug console is where the action should
be? Even if it's not only useful for the console, that seems like a
reasonable place for it.
--
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery
