For the sake of completeness of the thread: A tool loosely based on the lines of discussion in this thread has been created. For more information, see the thread: "An Update on the menu search".
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Aleksandar Kovac <alex.open.des...@gmail.com > wrote: > On 11-12-02 3:44 , Nathan Summers wrote: > > 2011/12/1 Aleksandar Kovač <alex.open.des...@gmail.com> > <alex.open.des...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 2) the idea of 'selector bar' feels like a fix for a fix.; i.e. > historically, menus have been introduced as GUI fix for overcrowded > main bar, now, 'selector' bar helps us go thru overcrowded menus. Doesn't > sound like a solution. > > True, but computers in general are just a fix for a fix a fix for a > fix for the fact that unary numbers are really hard to work with. More > powerful tools are required to manage things effectively as the number > of things to manage increases. > > Rockwalrus > > > And I did failed to write above that 'a fix for a fix' relates to 'a fix > within windowed GUI paradigm'. Sorry 'bout that! > > ... > > Yes. (sad but) true.... a fix for a fix for a fix... and the ever > increasing number of things to manage gave me dismanagement blues. :) ... > beh. > This entropy of the things to manage is human's doing. Sometimes, instead > of adding a new coat of complexity (or re-thinking the whole thing) it is > worthwhile and possible to back-trace occasionally and present things in a > way less complex... or so I like to believe. (Hegel would be proud of me > :))) > Of course, only if it works better and only if it doesn't ruin the fun for > people. > > Too many words for a simple concept :). Cleaning up the room? :) Science > uses something like 'more elegant theory'. 'More accessible'? or like > Alexandre said - 'smartened-up'. Dunno. > > ... > > Unary. Easy to write. :) > > Alex > > > _______________________________________________ > gimp-developer-list mailing list > gimp-developer-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list > > -- * * *Regards, * *Srihari Sriraman *
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