xwindows

[Brian Borowski]

I can't figure out, how having a menuing  system, is going to help the
cammand line?

Brian Borowski



On Mon, 13 May 2002, Charles Crawford wrote:

> Janina,
>
>          Well, I kind of agree and disagree.  One reason why Windows is so
> popular is the lack of heavy learning of command line commands.  DOS was
> criptic, but Linux is even more so.  Hence, if we want to get the command
> line to be supported by many more people than currently using it, then we
> need to come up with a menuing system that eliminates alot of the criptic
> stuff.  If i can launch a program in linux from a menu and then the program
> gives me option like Pine, then it would work well.  I am talking about all
> the system stuff that is so exacting and with all due respect to the
> programmers, not very intuitive or descritive.
>
> -- charlie.
> At 11:09 AM 5/13/02 -0400, you wrote:
> >Charlie:
> >
> >Well, there's absolutely nothing stopping someone from writing
> >such a menuing system!
> >
> >hint hint hint
> >
> >Getting people to use it instead of the command line? Well,
> >that's another story.
> >
> >Here's what I think will happen. Some peopl will chose it because
> >it seems to make life simple. Then they'll want to do something
> >the menus don't support. Then the author gets mail saying "why
> >doesn't your menu ..." Then were are you?
> >
> >Back at the command line?
> >
> >Hopefully. Because the alternative, a fully capable menuing
> >system, is far worse.
> >
> >Just goes to say there's no substitute for learning.
> >
> >On Mon, 13 May 2002, Charles Crawford wrote:
> >
> > > Jim,
> > >
> > >          There is access not far off.  I would like to see a menuing
> > system
> > > for Linix text mode that would reduce the criptic command line having to
> > > remember all those commands and switches.
> > >
> > > -- charlie Crawford.
> > > At 10:12 PM 05/12/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> > > >Do you think we will ever have access to the gui?
> > > >
> > > >I find that I can access things faster in windows then in Linux text
> > > >mode.  I will admit that linux works much better then windows or the
> > winxp.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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