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Article #174Re: GUIs Considered Harmful
From: Kevin Crocker
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 22:12
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 22:12
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melby@dove.yk.Fujitsu.CO.JP (John B. Melby) writes: >>What is "chrome"? >Chrome is a rust-resistant metal which is often used to plate iron. >Eventually, the chrome peels off, exposing the rust underneath. >The term seems to refer to extra baggage of a GUI which is "showing >its age." In particular (based on the current discussion): >(1) Awkward features which are included in a GUI for backwards compatibility > with an earlier look-and-feel. >(2) New features in a long-established GUI which essentially do little but > add complexity and clutter. Let me add another current "interpretation". (3) Glitter or gloss used to dress (up) otherwise plain vanilla visual presentations without adding functionality. -- Kevin "autark" Crocker (Athabasca University) kevinc@cs.AthabascaU.CA -or- risk@cs.AthabascaU.CA
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!decwrl!atha!aupair.cs.athabascau.ca!kevinc From: kevinc@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca (Kevin Crocker) Newsgroups: comp.windows.misc Subject: Re: GUIs Considered Harmful Message-ID: <kevinc.716163136@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca> Date: 10 Sep 92 22:12:16 GMT References: <1992Aug21.182548.2932@nntp.uoregon.edu> <id.Q4NS.1SE@ferranti.com><NEERI.92Aug25180329@iis.ethz.ch><1992Sep1.145034.4126@gdstech.grumman.com> <MELBY.92Sep3004055@dove.yk.Fujitsu.CO.JP> Sender: news@cs.athabascau.ca Lines: 22