Master Foo Discourses on the Graphical User InterfaceOriginally Posted by Master Foo
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year ...may we all hear yet another apocalypse prediction.
Master Foo Discourses on the Graphical User InterfaceOriginally Posted by Master Foo
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year ...may we all hear yet another apocalypse prediction.
Last edited by manasij7479; 12-31-2011 at 11:31 AM.
And hey it comes from the appendix of what looks like a great and freely available book. This is two I have to thank you for...
C programming resources:
GNU C Function and Macro Index -- glibc reference manual
The C Book -- nice online learner guide
Current ISO draft standard
CCAN -- new CPAN like open source library repository
3 (different) GNU debugger tutorials: #1 -- #2 -- #3
cpwiki -- our wiki on sourceforge
So that's some kind of ridiculous plug as to why typing commands is better than clicking on things. That analogy is so crude and backwards.
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I have always liked interfaces that allowed you to keep your hands right on the keyboard, as much as possible. Moving your hands over to the mouse frequently, and unnecessarily, is just a bad design, imo.
Minesweeper!Originally Posted by CommonTater
Okay, if you need to enter a name for the high score, I guess you could use an on-screen keyboard...
Look up a C++ Reference and learn How To Ask Questions The Smart WayOriginally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
With the exception of a graphical calculator, which is a kind of on-screen keypad in its own right, I think we need to "cheat" with an on-screen keyboard to use most of them properly.Originally Posted by CommonTater
I've heard that some graphical web browsers can be used pretty well without the mouse, but frankly it sounds like torture to me.
Look up a C++ Reference and learn How To Ask Questions The Smart WayOriginally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
Oh come one, you just need to use the wheel
Anyone that thinks the mouse is a precision instrument should go sketch a scene in paintshop quick.
Anyone that thinks point and click file browsers are evolutionary is probably also still trying to unload that Florida swampland they've owned since the 1970's. "Drag n' drop" is great -- for children under 10 who have trouble finding F6 or Ctrl. Just because Pop Tarts are a successful product does not make them good food. They seem "convenient" and "easier", until you consider how deficient the end result is. And the fact that toast wasn't actually such a huge chore to start with, if you're an adult.
Corporations are savvy and exploit certain tenancies in the mass market, that's all. The "lowest common denominator" really is just that. No big secret.
Last edited by MK27; 01-05-2012 at 03:41 AM.
C programming resources:
GNU C Function and Macro Index -- glibc reference manual
The C Book -- nice online learner guide
Current ISO draft standard
CCAN -- new CPAN like open source library repository
3 (different) GNU debugger tutorials: #1 -- #2 -- #3
cpwiki -- our wiki on sourceforge
I don't know why people say Windows has no command line. I use it all the time...
Last night for no reason at all I turned on Windows Speech Recognition and used the computer entirely by voice for about 30 minutes. Your debates on GUI vs command line have NOTHING on that!
Code://try //{ if (a) do { f( b); } while(1); else do { f(!b); } while(1); //}
Like any good Managing Director knows, the best user interface is a good Executive Assistant.
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