The idiomatic paradigm
- The idiomatic paradigm is based on the fact that we learn easily: eg, the mouse. (Star Trek IV.)
- A good metaphor needs to be learned only once: checkboxes, close boxes, pulldown menus, tabs, comboboxes, mice, resizable windows etc.
- Many GUI mechanisms thought to be metaphoric are in fact idiomatic.
``There is an infinity of idioms waiting to be
invented, rather than a limited set of metaphors
waiting to be discovered.''