On Fri, 2007-03-02 at 03:05 -0800, UNIX admin wrote: > > I'm sure I'm not the only one who still feels CDE was > > a step back form > > OpenLook... > > OpenLook was the first ever GUI I used on UNIX. > It was fast... but someone had very weird ideas about what usability > meant. I don't think they've done a usability study.
Actually, the UI design book I have that's written by two of the OpenLook guys is one of the best I have on my shelf :) There was certainly some stuff in OpenLook that I still miss today, like proxy icons that represent the currently-open document. (People keep trying to get that idea into GNOME/JDS every now and again, but there's never quite enough interest...) Cheeri, Calum. -- CALUM BENSON, Usability Engineer Sun Microsystems Ireland mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] GNOME Desktop Group http://ie.sun.com +353 1 819 9771 Any opinions are personal and not necessarily those of Sun Microsystems _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
