Comments on: Design as choice http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2008/03/05/design-as-choice/ mind/tech bazar from outer space Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:57:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: Diogo Almeida http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2008/03/05/design-as-choice/#comment-459862 Diogo Almeida Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:50:50 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2008/03/05/design-as-choice/#comment-459862 About iphone copy/paste, there's a hint about that in this patent: http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/19/apple-patent-hints-at-advanced-multitouch-features-iphone-cop/ About iphone copy/paste, there’s a hint about that in this patent:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/19/apple-patent-hints-at-advanced-multitouch-features-iphone-cop/

]]> By: Michael Zuschlag http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2008/03/05/design-as-choice/#comment-459849 Michael Zuschlag Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:48:11 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2008/03/05/design-as-choice/#comment-459849 How does it work? It looks like you type in an arbitrary two-character code printed beside each song title on the menu. For example “Indiana Wants Me” might be L2 while “You Light Up My Life” might be 51. This implies the letters “I” and “O” are excluded to prevent confusion with the numerals “1” and “0.” It’s a solution to a usability problem. “W” and on are excluded maybe because the system can’t handle over 900 songs anyway. As for the iPhone’s lack of copy and paste, that’s not understood by science. How does it work? It looks like you type in an arbitrary two-character code printed beside each song title on the menu. For example “Indiana Wants Me” might be L2 while “You Light Up My Life” might be 51. This implies the letters “I” and “O” are excluded to prevent confusion with the numerals “1” and “0.” It’s a solution to a usability problem. “W” and on are excluded maybe because the system can’t handle over 900 songs anyway.

As for the iPhone’s lack of copy and paste, that’s not understood by science.

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