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From: ianr@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Ian Rogers)
Newsgroups: comp.cog-eng
Subject: Noun-Verb vs. Verb-Noun
Message-ID: <3648@syma.sussex.ac.uk>
Date: 19 Oct 90 11:47:59 GMT
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I seem to remember this thread from before, but I've managed to lose
the conclusions.

Briefly the question was: is there any effective (or even affective
for the philosophers out there) difference between the Noun-Verb and
Verb-Noun interface metaphors.

        [The Mac is Noun-Verb: eg. you pick up a file (Noun) and put
    it in the waste basket (delete, Verb), whereas the (at least)
    graphics part of FrameMaker is Verb-Noun: you select line drawing
    mode and then draw one. Command line languages are Verb-Noun]

I'd love some references (preferable) or educated opinions (also valuable).

Email, and I'll post if there's interest.

Thanks in advance,


Ian Rogers

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