Re: ? 1Password

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: ? 1Password
Date	2016-10-22 20:51 +0000
Organization	People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2016-10-22, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2016-10-22 16:28, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2016-10-22, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>> On 2016-10-22 16:03, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>>> On 2016-10-22, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>>> On 2016-10-22 15:10, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've been around Macs since they were first released, and have seen the
>>>>>> user interface change drastically through the years. Changes to the look
>>>>>> of the user interface don't prevent me from getting anything done. Such
>>>>>> minor changes are fairly inconsequential to me.
>>>>>
>>>>> Changes I don't mind.  But mindless changes (removing colour from
>>>>> sidebar titles or icons)
>>>>
>>>> I haven't seen any indication that change was done "mindlessly". While
>>>> the color of the icons in the side bar are now uniform (something I
>>>> actually appreciate), the icon *shapes* haven't changed, and neither
>>>> have the side bar item *names*. So finding things is utterly simple for
>>>> me, just as it has always been.
>>>
>>> It's rather mindless to assume that nobody is using, enjoying, perhaps
>>> even needing an available option and so arbitrarily remove it.
>>
>> I haven't seen any indication that color was removed because Apple
>> "assumed nobody was using it". More likely they realized color wasn't
>> crucial to finding things in the sidebar, and removing color gave a more
>> uniform appearance which many users would appreciate (I certainly do).
>> And again, since the icon shapes and item names haven't changed, it's
>> just not the big deal you are making of it. To me, usability wasn't
>> impacted in any significant way.
>
> To you.

I'd wager to many people.

> As to the colour issue, while the option was there, you had the option 
> of not using it or using it.  Uniform or not.  Now there is no option. 
> That's what sucks.  The "uniformness" makes it harder, not easier to 
> locate things.

As a principle, sure; but in this particular case: hardly.

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