On Wednesday 10 December 2008 04:40:42 am G T Smith wrote:
Generally something that works (such as the basic concept of different applications running in "windows" on a desktop) tend to hang around until it no longer works well, or some new invention arrives that allows a different approach.
I've not seen much of either.
I think the underlying problem is in many contexts and for many (non-IT) people it does not really work that well, it is something many are familiar with but more as a known barrier than a real aid. It is less of a barrier than the command line but still a barrier nonetheless. The difficulty is that many at the technical end do not really see this as an issue with the technology more an issue with the people using the technology. Maybe the cart is being put in front of the horse here, and we should be looking at presentation mechanisms that people are more comfortable with?
Maybe this can give some ideas on new options in human interface design: http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Plasma/RecommendedReading -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org