Since we can refer to a 'stack' as a 'window', it would be nice to use
'page' to refer to a 'card'. Besides, didn't the whole 'stack of cards'
reference start because the screen size was so small, that your window (and
it's pages) were ususally about the size of a stack index cards? That was a
On Sunday, March 28, 2004, at 03:03 PM, John Rule wrote:
Since we can refer to a 'stack' as a 'window', it would be nice to use
'page' to refer to a 'card'. Besides, didn't the whole 'stack of cards'
reference start because the screen size was so small, that your window
(and
it's pages) were
But the majority of the other main x-talks I know of (admittedly Mac
OS-centric) have stuck with card. Plus, the 'card' metaphor is usefull in
aluding to its organizational abilities (whereas pages are largely
linear).
I don't think 'card' merely refers to the old Mac Plus screen sizes...
Judy
Again, conceptually, stack and card have their use. It WAS NOT just
about screen size. Stacks of cards can be differently ordered and do not
need to necessarily be viewed in linear order. This is what primarily
distinguishes card from page and stack from book.
Take a stack of playing cards --
