On 9 January 2014 13:51, Sergi Reyner <sergi.rey...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2014/1/9 kilon alios <kilon.al...@gmail.com> > >> Photoshop well deserves its monopoly >> > > I am of the opinion that nothing deserves a monopoly. > > >> and my right to think that Photoshop GUI should be taught in seminars and >> lectures about GUI design. >> > > >> PS did not earn its monopoly by accident or marketing, its there because >> artists just love it. >> > > It probably owes more to the sheer number of pirate photoshops that are > out there, creating a "fan base". That´s again an opinion, however I do > know quite a bunch of people who having been swearing by photoshop for > quite a bunch of years, yet they´ve never owned a license, even when using > it for business purposes. > > And you are debating about whether we should have confirm dialogs or not. >> The way I see it , there is so many issues you have to address even before >> worrying about this. >> > > I fail to see the relevance of all the other "many issues" in finding a > solution to this problem. Given that Igor uses Pharo constantly (or so I > guess), he may very well wish for it to adapt to his workflow, and that > should at least be as legitimate a concern as you wanting it to adapt to > yours. > > In my opinion, it should be up to the users to decide whether they need > their hands held or not, if there´s such a possibility. Some users will be > more comfortable with the software babysitting them, and others prefer > learning the hard way. Some users happily delete files relying on a recycle > bin, others think hard if they want something deleted before actually doing > it. I see no reason to conciously impose one over the other, given the > opportunity to have both. > > amen, bro! > Cheers, > Sergi > > -- Best regards, Igor Stasenko.
