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From: robt@molihp.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: ST, Verrrrry Close...
Message-ID: <184@molihp.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 15-Jul-86 12:15:55 EDT
Article-I.D.: molihp.184
Posted: Tue Jul 15 12:15:55 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 16-Jul-86 22:39:34 EDT
References: <2130@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Reply-To: robt@molihp.UUCP (Robert L Thurlow)
Organization: Moli Energy, Vancouver, B.C., CANADA
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In article <2130@brl-smoke.ARPA> MADSON@SRI-KL.arpa (Carl Madson) writes:
>I agree that the ST provides great performance for the buck.  However, the GEM
>user interface leaves a lot to be desired.  A small example:  upon exiting a 
>file, a box appears with a STOP sign and words to the effect: "...If you wish 
>to save your work, please Cancel now and do so.", followed by two 'buttons':
>"OK" and "CANCEL".  The agreeable user clicks "OK" and returns to the 'desktop'
>without saving.

  Huh?  I don't  like this sort of thing  any more than you do, but this
is all the  fault of the  *application*  programmer,  not GEM.  This can
easily be done better with a different  question  and  different  button
labels.  Programmers can be brain-damaged in any environment,  just like
real programmers can write FORTRAN code in any language.

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