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From: mazlack@ernie.Berkeley.EDU (Lawrence J. Mazlack)
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Subject: Re: a few more option-keys tips
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Date: Tue, 27-May-86 01:52:28 EDT
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>>This is great that they at least are documented somewhere, but that really
>>makes no difference.  Much of the appeal of the Macintosh (it's biggest
>>selling point, in my opinion) IS THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO READ A BIG MANUAL
>>TO USE EACH PROGRAM.  I don't want to have to dig through manuals to figure
>>out how to do things.  With shortcuts implemented in a non-intuitive way
>>that requires reference to a manual to use them, the Mac loses one of the
>>key characteristics that renders it superior to IBM style machines--it's
>>intuitive, friendly nature.
>
>How silly. You still don't have to read a manual. You just can't use the
>shortcuts. Macintosh's friendly user interface is still there.
>
 
I certainly agree, if you don't like em, don't use em. Casual users don't
need em. You only need em when you are fairly sophisticated and are trying
to save time.  For example, when using Word and you keep changing fonts
and styles.  You CAN do it all through menu selections, but it takes a
long, long, long time.
 
Larry Mazlack
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