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February 26, 2011 06:55 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/sHmgeEHN8rs/Ask-Slashdot-Is-the-Recycle-Bin-a-Good-GUI-Metaphor
Ask Slashdot: Is the Recycle Bin a Good GUI Metaphor?
dsginter writes "During a recent Windows 7 upgrade, I disabled the 'Recycle Bin' from appearing on the user desktop. Why? Because this allows the users to retrieve errant deletions. While this was the goal of the 'Recycle Bin' in the first place, most people (including myself) are in the good habit of keeping a tidy workspace and 'taking out the trash' when they see that it is full. For some people, their OCD meant that deleting a file was a two step process: delete the file and then empty the recycle bin. By disabling it from view, I have found that the original function is restored for the smattering of times that it is actually needed. Why are we wasting pixels on such a poor metaphor?" Going further, is there some combination of metaphor and method of use that you'd find more useful or natural? 
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