Software developers simply baffle users when they give them too much choice.
Hidden under a menu named "preferences" or "Tools/Options," you will find a funny little control panel that contains a piece of software's heart and soul.
A common justification for preference panels is that there needs to be a way to customize programs, because each of us has different needs. An alternative explanation is that preference panels are a mark of neglect: unable (or unwilling) to figure out the "right" way to do something, the development team has thrown up its hands and dumped the decision on the user.
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