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Article #40238Re: User interface(was Re: Xerox sues Apple!!!)
From: Leonard Erickson
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1989 10:12
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1989 10:12
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Here are my two favorite examples of why it is at least *sometimes*
a good idea to have a command line interface available.
1. del *.bak
vs
{long sequence of click and drags}
2. copy \subdir\filename.ext
vs
{the totally *non* intuitive sequence needed to move a file from
a subdirectory to the root directory}
I make extensive use of utilities with a "point and shoot" interface,
so I know that command line isn't perfect. But on the other hand, there
are times when command line is a whole lot simpler.
BTW how come I can't drag the file onto the desktop, close the window
on the subdirectory, then grab the file from where I left it and drop
it into the window for the root directory? *That* would be intuitive!
--
Leonard Erickson ...!tektronix!reed!percival!bucket!leonard
CIS: [70465,203]
"I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools.
Let's start with typewriters." -- Solomon Short
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