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From: cramer%clem@Sun.COM (Sam Cramer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MacUser Hypercard coverage (now Hypercard user interface)
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Date: Mon, 23-Nov-87 16:54:28 EST
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Chuq and Zigurd write defending Hypercard against attack on inconsistent
user interface grounds.  I beg to differ.

I find the non-standard user interface of Hypercard most distressing.  The
strongest point of the Macintosh is its simple and consistent user interface.
I feel comfortable recommending the Mac to people who have not used computers
before because I know it will take them very little time to learn the basics
of almost every application available.  Hypercard changes all that.  How
many people who first fired up Hypercard tried to double-click on a button?
A bit confusing, no?

The non-standard interface of Hypercard is a giant step backward.  Hypercard
is a great application, with a lousy user interface - lousy because it is
not consistent with the vast majority of Mac applications.  I'm amazed
that it made it out in its current form.  While the MacUser criticism is
overstated, the basic point is valid: Hypercard does not conform to the
Mac user interface.

Sam Cramer	{cbosgd,decwrl,hplabs,seismo,ucbvax}!sun!cramer  cramer@sun.com