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From: bj@well.UUCP (Jim Becker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: problems with the amiga user interface...
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Date: Tue, 17-Mar-87 02:36:54 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 17 02:36:54 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 18-Mar-87 06:06:19 EST
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Reply-To: bj@well.UUCP (Jim Becker)
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA
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Summary: "New User-Interface Pleases All Users"



I have been the participant in the "user-interface wars" for a number of 
different computers. There is NO INTERFACE that will please all of the
people, or even half of the people. One of the great things about living
here is being able to express your opinion, but you should also assume
the position of the other guy before you decide to preach about what 
should and should not be. 

Have you read the original Macintosh user interface specification ? I have.
It is about thirty pages long. There was 30,000 hours spent in meetings
to get that specification intact. But that may not be the best system for
interface, only one of them. 

Yes, there is a point to this message. If you want to change the behaviour
of the Amiga Interface for the most part you can. It is very simple, just
get into the input stream and convert anything that comes down the pike to
what you want. This may not cure all the things that bug you about the
interface but it will make you appreciate why the current system works as it
does. And after you have customized your own environment and interface as
you please there will be noone else in the world that can use it !!! Just
like Unix environments !! :-))

Opinions expressed are mine, and you are entitled to have your's too!!

-Jim Becker
Terrapin Software.