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Unergonomic situations
Introduction
Things
Things that don't work the way you expect
Different things that are too similar
Things that are hard to see
Things that don't work well together
Things that get in your way
Things that are hard to handle
Things that are hard to remember
Steps that are hard to remember
Things that don't fit you
Things with "ergonomic" designs
Displays
Different displays that are too similar
Displays that look like controls
Controls
Incompatible mapping of controls to devices
Unexpected placement of controls
Controls that work in unexpected ways
Controls that are too close together
Inconsistent control activation
Controls that are hard to figure out
Controls that are hard to remember
Controls that are too far away from devices
Unnatural ordering of control settings
Hidden controls
Too many controls
Unexpected mapping between functions and controls
Controls that are too easy to activate
Controls that are too easy to activate accidentally
Controls that have unexpected functions
Controls with conflicting cues
Controls with conflicting feedback
Controls with ambiguous labels
Signs, Names and Labels
Ambiguous signs
Different names that are too similar
Patterns of signs
Missing labels
Signs that are hard to see
Incompatible mapping of labels to connectors
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Common Questions and Answers
Recommended Books
Credits
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