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Article #225Re: GUIs Considered Harmful
From: Alan Braggins
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 16:43
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 16:43
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>>>>> On Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:24:12 GMT, jbotz@mtholyoke.edu (Jurgen Botz) said: About OpenWindows/OpenLook > the bunch! It takes the "3-D feel" to absolutely arbitrary extremes, I run mine using the -2D option. At least it has the option. > violates every rule in the book, The OpenLook book appears to be a carefully written as the Motif style guide. Care to give examples? > and is a bear to boot (it's slow on a > Sparchstation 2, a mid-20s Specmarks machine... I have no idea how > they managed that.) Hmm - I find it as fast as mwm. Maybe the 2d look speeds it up. -- Alan Braggins, Shape Data (A Division of EDS Ltd), Cambridge, UK +44-223-316673 "Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced." "My employer does not necessarily share my views - but I'm working on it."
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mdcbbs!sdlhpp2!alanb Newsgroups: comp.windows.misc,comp.windows.x,comp.human-factors Subject: Re: GUIs Considered Harmful Message-ID: <ALANB.92Sep1174319@sdlhpp2.sdl.mdcbbs.com> From: alanb@sdl.mdcbbs.com (Alan Braggins) Date: 01 Sep 92 16:43:19 GMT References: <1992Aug27.224011.15852@erg.sri.com> <1992Aug29.232924.10887@sq.sq.com><YANDROS.92Aug30173448@j-g-ballard.MIT.EDU> <Btv1sC.79B@mtholyoke.edu> Organization: Shape Data (Division of EDS), Cambridge UK Nntp-Posting-Host: sdlhpp2 In-reply-to: jbotz@mtholyoke.edu's message of Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:24:12 GMT Lines: 17