Re: Definition of wizard -

[Brian Gordon <elasticsoul2003 -at- yahoo -dot- ca>]

--- Rebecca Hopkins <rebecca_hopkins -at- comcast -dot- net>
wrote:

> 
> Is there, for instance, some idea that a wizard
> ought to set you up with something workable at the
> end of the process, even though you are totally
> clueless - that it gives you defaults and simple yes
> / no questions, that it is a mini-expert system?
> 
> Or is it a flexible series of dialog boxes that can
> respond to whatever answers you put in - you put in
> .gif, it gives you the correct dialog for a graphic;
> you put in .doc, it gives you the correct dialog for
> text?
> -----

Like Bill, I don't fully understand what you are
asking. It seems a wizard could do both the things you
want, though I'm not sure what is involved in your
second example. 

Also, I think the simplicity of the wizard depends
upon the audience and what they are doing. For home
users, I do think it is best that a wizard be simple,
containing defaults (the user can just keep clicking
Next and will end up with a fully functional system). 

For more advanced users, the wizard might require more
and more complex user input. 

All the best,
Brian

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