Designing Windows 95’s User Interface

Re:Designing Windows 95’s User Interface by int_19h on Monday November 28, 2022 @05:49PM (#33781009)

Interestingly, Windows 3.1 came with a 7-minute tutorial activated from the installer, about half of which is on using the mouse:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXKEnYQu-oM

If I remember correctly, this part wasn't there in Windows 95, so presumably they decided that users mostly don't need it anymore.

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Re:Designing Windows 95’s User Interface by russellbeattie on Monday November 28, 2022 @06:46PM (#33781587)

Hah! This reminds me of an old adage when teaching people how to use the mouse. Don't ever mention the right mouse button until the absolute last moment, if ever. Because from the second you mention it, every time you say, "OK, now click the [window, button, menu, etc.]" they will instantly ask, "Right or left button?".

Every. Single. Time.

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Re:Designing Windows 95’s User Interface by wmf on Monday November 28, 2022 @07:32PM (#33782007)

Apple discovered this problem and preemptively fixed it in 1984.

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Re:Designing Windows 95’s User Interface by eastbound on Tuesday November 29, 2022 @01:20AM (#33784267)

And solved it later with the Cmd-Alt-Shift-Right-Double-Click to select text in Terminal.

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