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12/30/04 20:10
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#84144 - Feature bloat.
Responding to: ???'s previous message
KISS, there are many things you can add, and they all -might- be useful -sometimes- but in general, users will start getting lost, and the real content will get shaded by all the "rich" surroundings. A good system is said to be not one where nothing else can be added, but one where nothing more can be removed. I don't think the autolinking feature is really that needed, and I'm more comfortable reading text without random links that could be googled in a single hit, and don't enjoy another visit to preferences to switch something off.

Where I might see something like this: But not links (that disrupt current course of reading, switching pages/tabs and all just to see the content) - but auto-insert of something like the ABBR tag that displays a baloon when hovered over - in part names, containing a short outline of selected part. I don't remember whether 74LS28 is a NOR or a NAND, I don't remember whether DS87C520's flash is reprogrammable or write-once, and a glance at some essential info at non-standard important features in a mnemonic form, like:
"8k prog flash 6xADC12b 2xDAC14b SPI 2ports RTC WD PSMon"
would explain a lot about given chip.
...of course filling such a database wouldn't be a trivial task...



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TopicAuthorDate
New website features & fixes            01/01/70 00:00      
   Craig and Homework...            01/01/70 00:00      
       threaded and flat mode.            01/01/70 00:00      
         Flat mode reverse + unread only            01/01/70 00:00      
            flat mode            01/01/70 00:00      
         Still in thread only - Terry            01/01/70 00:00      
   One's own posts            01/01/70 00:00      
   "Work offline" solved            01/01/70 00:00      
   HTML nightly mails            01/01/70 00:00      
      Mailing list            01/01/70 00:00      
         Congratulations Craig            01/01/70 00:00      
   Very useful Thanks            01/01/70 00:00      
    New website features & fixes            01/01/70 00:00      
      Neither really            01/01/70 00:00      
         Neither really            01/01/70 00:00      
            I use Portable Firefox...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Automatic Links            01/01/70 00:00      
      Good ideas            01/01/70 00:00      
         Re: Good Ideas            01/01/70 00:00      
            why            01/01/70 00:00      
               Autolinking            01/01/70 00:00      
                  owner            01/01/70 00:00      
            Feature bloat.            01/01/70 00:00      
   Is it possible to add a link box ??            01/01/70 00:00      
      Is it possible also add            01/01/70 00:00      
      Implemented            01/01/70 00:00      
   Some more observations            01/01/70 00:00      
      Explanation of observations            01/01/70 00:00      
         Now 110% sure            01/01/70 00:00      
            Try relogging            01/01/70 00:00      
               Re: Try relogging            01/01/70 00:00      
               i've been meaning to comment            01/01/70 00:00      
                  I know why            01/01/70 00:00      
   "Leave formatting" button            01/01/70 00:00      
      Log off time and pictures            01/01/70 00:00      
   Inserting pictures            01/01/70 00:00      
   Thread subject            01/01/70 00:00      
   Tips and tricks.            01/01/70 00:00      
      a small problem            01/01/70 00:00      
   not a big deal            01/01/70 00:00      
   Where's my profile photo            01/01/70 00:00      

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