On Tue, 25 Aug 1998, Jerome Tan wrote:
>
> >Well, imitation is the most sincere form of flattery... I don't want to
> >choose start to log out, and I think the Windows interface has some rather
> >ugly sides. I never find my way around, and I would hate it if I'd have to
> >jump through the same hoops on a Linux system. But, as long as I have the
> >choice, I don't mind something like KDE having the choice of a Win95
> >lookalike interface, as long as it remains compatible.
> >
> You might not agree with me but to let you know, imitation can be a form of
> flattery but using the de facto standard or what people have been used to is
> a form of being user friendly. If imitation is really the issue, then
> Linux's X-Windows won't use mouse at all.
>
> It's an opinion anyway....
>
>
Well, we could go on forever about this. My point is that I don't want to
be forced to use a particular interface.
Using a de-facto standard could be considered user-friendly, in the sense
that the user easily finds how something is done (which I doubt is the
case in Win95, but that's a matter of opinion). However, I consider "user
friendly" to mean that I can get done whatever I want done, even if it
takes me some time to find out how. After all, a few weeks experience
cancels your point out. Of course, with Linux (and X), if you get tired of
the interface you were used to, you can change it.
Frank
