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From: oster@ucblapis.berkeley.edu (David Phillip Oster)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Friendly user interface?
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Date: Sun, 27-Apr-86 01:09:49 EDT
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In article <921@watdragon.UUCP> jmsellens@watdragon.UUCP (John Sellens) writes:
>The option and command keys have to be just about the stupidest thing
>on the mac.

Yes and no. If more developers read the bible: the chapter on user
interface guidlines in Inside Mac then they would know that all commands
should have either menu items or labelled places to click on the screen.
Sure, expert users want the command keys, But please, developers, include
a glossary and in so far as is possible, put the commands in the menu
bar!
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