Re: Joins on capabilities that have passed through different membranes

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On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 11:46 AM, Mike Stay <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> Google's UI researchers claimed to us that people would get a
> read-only view from somewhere and then be confused when they couldn't
> edit it, even when there was an edit button.  People don't look for
> controls they don't expect to need.
>

I think they are too pessimistic.  You can set up things so that a Word
document is read-only when opened from an email attachment.  The header
says it's read only, and you get the option to save a copy when you try to
edit.  There's a momentary jolt when you try to edit, but I bet few people
are confused for very long.

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Alan Karp

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ue, Jan 5, 2016 at 11:46 AM, Mike Stay <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mai=
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controls they don&#39;t expect to need.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div=
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up things so that a Word document is read-only when opened from an email at=
tachment.=C2=A0 The header says it&#39;s read only, and you get the option =
to save a copy when you try to edit.=C2=A0 There&#39;s a momentary jolt whe=
n you try to edit, but I bet few people are confused for very long.</div><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_quote"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_signature">--------------<br></div></div></div><div>Alan Karp=
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