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GUIs Get a Makeover
jcatcw writes "From Xerox PARC to Apple to Microsoft, the GUI has been evolving over the years, and the increased complexity of current systems means it will continue to change. For example, Microsoft is switching from dropdown menus to contextual ribbons. Mobile computing creates new demands for efficient presentation while the desktop GUI doesn't scale to larger screens. Dual-mode user interfaces may show up first on PDA phones but then migrate to laptops and desktops. Which of today's innovations will become tomorrow's gaffs?"
You only need them to open mutiple xterm/CMD windows, so who cares?
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...well, at least for websites: Spreading the fricken article over several pages, e.g., this article...
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There's nothing you can't do in a shell that a gui provides extra ability for, when you've been well trained or decided to -learn- how to use a text mode interface well.
I use photoshop.
Ribbons : MS Products :: Ribbons : Bicycles
They don't aid in the functionality, they only appear to make things look faster, and after all is said and done, you look like a big sissy bitch for using them.
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evolved too much for their own good
Yes, cause that's an apt analogy.
How we know is more important than what we know.
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