RE: Unsupported Opinions about the Rule of 7

Subject: RE: Unsupported Opinions about the Rule of 7
From: Dan Hall <Dan -at- cooper -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 08:36:40 -0800

<snip>
>Bailey's opinion-based article sheds no light on any factual data, and he
>stretches the limits on the application of the Rule of 7 when he says "I
>have had others tell me that the Magic 7 is the reason that they:
>1. place only seven items on the menu bar
>2. place only seven items in a pull-down menu
</snip>

This obviously was completely ignored by the designers of Microsoft Office
2000! <VBG>

Dan
dan -at- cooper -dot- com

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