Hiding irrelevant controls is best for recovery interaction, when it is important to reduce mental workload and prevent operational errors
Disabling irrelevant controls is best for routine operation, when skill development and error prevention are important
Enabling irrelevant controls is best for emergency operation.
Controls used in routine operation should be enabled so users can learn their features. Controls used in recovery interaction should be hidden to reduce the user’s mental workload.
Updated on 25 May 2016.