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Linux's Difficulty with Names
JohnTyler writes "This article at XYZ Computing takes a look at Linux's strange naming practices. When compared to their Window's equivalents, the names of many Linux programs are difficult to recognize and even tougher to remember. This may seem like splitting hairs, but it is actually an important usability issue. Just think, if you had to do a bit of graphic design which would be easier to pick out of the menu, GIMP or Photoshop? Or if you wanted to play a song, Media Player or xine?" The article is a bit thin, but it raises an excellent point.
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RTFA
A common recurring theme is the notion that most people do not read the featured article, and that many posts are therefore uninformed. Someone posting an incorrect reference to a linked article might be responded to by one or more comments urging the original poster to "RTFA", or Read The Fucking Article (adapted from RTFM) or possibly euphemised as Read The Fine Article (often in humour or the workplace). It is fairly common to refer to a linke
Who ever likes to mod me as offtopic I'd like to say thanks to you. You really make my day. Apperently the 40+ people that have already downloaded the odt document didn't think it was offtopic.
I think this is very ontopic because the article has to do with not being able to remember the names of commands, which is exactly why I made the quick reference sheet. Because I couldn't remember some options at important moments.
Actually, one of the things Ive wanted to figure out with GIMP (just aint had the time) was if it was possible to call/access some of its image manipulation functions from the command line (e.g. resize 50 infile.jpg outfile.jpg to resize an image to 50% of its old size). I know its (GIMP) scriptable, I know there are libraries out there for image maniplation...Id just like to have otherways to access the programs functionality OTHER than via a GUI...
Cleverness vs. clarity has clear merit when it comes to software engineering. But with the software's name? That's a waste of energy.