Much of the UI is still customisable-by-accident, allowing elements to be dragged around and placed in unexpected places accidently. This allows for novice users to reconfigure their UI without realising it, and then become lost and confused about what's going on. This is especially true if they close the program down and open up the next day to something different, and I've seen it happen over and over again.
Im off to bed now so Im going to be quick(sorry). I build a lot of boxs for people outside of work, and when ever they come back for an upgrade.. whats the one thing that you notice? the fucking mess they've made of the desktop(windows)... its crazy.. I really have no idea how they manage to do it.. Ive done some some stupid things while drunk or stoned in the past to windows.. but nothing that even remotly compares to there utter desktop destruction! lol
Given I want it to work similarly to the MS version, given I find that their interface actually works and is logical for this application
MS actualy do make a very plesent UI, and theres nothing wrong with cloning them, Id just like to believe that instead of just cloning them, we could enhance and maybe even come up with a few new concepts of our own(the o/fs groups). But at present all we seem to be doing is cloning, which is the basis for the freesource movement Id say.. not sure about opensource... but neway.. Im rambling now..
Also, I wonder how well respected someone who mainly does "UI" design/layout things
Thats a good point, I guess its a mix of what your saying and that with allot of open/free source apps the core team can move at such a pace the poor ui designers have no choice but to botch things.. and thats even if there is a ui designer which if not will lead to the ui being hacked up by the various members of the core team.
I dont remeber where this came from.. but imagine a rat running in its wheel with "intel" tattoed on its forhead... inside your box.. that would sooo make my day.;)
I was aiming my thoughts towards the fact that if hes unemployed then why waste time building a weather baloon? surely theres more contructive things to be doing like finding a fucking job? instead of bitching about it and thinking "oh Ill build myself a weather baloon cause Im so fucking bored not having a job".
My "crazy" statment was ment towards the wast of money on stuff he never even used (thats for the first muppet that replyed), nothing todo with the "cool" factor. I actualy to find it very interesting/cool.
anyway, in the words of many before me, STFU if you have nothing more constructive to do than deconstruct my posts.
Unemployment was also a major factor. After being out of work for more than two months
What the fuck do they pay the unemployed in America? in the UK you get £40 a week... no where near enough to pay for the amount of gear he got.. especially as allot of it he never used.. crazy.
I watched the atm(called a cash machine here in the UK) I was withdrawing from reboot.. was using os/2.. Im checking now to see if it actualy deducted from my account..
I proberly wouldnt say much, as I feel even with the crappy debts Im in, and crappy places Ive lived.. Im content with life.. and that just isnt worth risking.
I lost out I feel on a good 6years of not being allowed net access due to pr0n fears my folks had. When I finaly did get it at age 17 I lernt at such a rapid pace I feel if I had pressured my folks more I could have got a better head start in the industry.
So I would tell myself to beg for the love of god for net access.
I dont think thats really needed. I remeber reading an article once about how even the most advanced techniques for recovring data ever after multiple writes was about 3-5.
So dd crap from random cd's a few times and its clean.
without even readin the article(cant say I want to) the reason why nerds are unpopular is because 99% of the time there attitudes resemble that of an 8year old boy hording its toys crossed with the `going through pubity stage` of a 14year old girl(ready to kick and scream at anything when there not the center of attention) and lets not forget the dab of movie star wannabie personality in them.
I am a nerd, but I respect the fact that NO not everyone is fucking computer literate.. most people(really, no shit) dont take the piss out of nerds for being socialy inept but for there disguting attitude to people when they dont understand what 'rm -rf/' or 'elf sym tabs' mean, so why do nerds take the piss out of people that are computer inept? because they suffer from the above stated points in the first paragraph of this statment bullshit ramble.
Ive for to long had to put up with some of the mose outright arrogent fucks ever to have walked this earth, and there all 'twaty nerds' that give the 1% of us with some ability to understand that NO; not every-fucking-one knows every-fucking-thing about computers, most nerds social losers because there to high up on the fact that they think there god for knowing somthing the average joe dosnt.
MODS: kiss my ass if your gonna mod me down, it just goes to show what can be expected from you fucking losers, nothing better to do than mod down a retard japping away.. when you could be modding up the more important posts..
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Hope the weather dont get to bad, else wont be able to see bollocks.. bet they copy the UK weather patterns.. always over cast here
Much of the UI is still customisable-by-accident, allowing elements to be dragged around and placed in unexpected places accidently. This allows for novice users to reconfigure their UI without realising it, and then become lost and confused about what's going on. This is especially true if they close the program down and open up the next day to something different, and I've seen it happen over and over again.
Im off to bed now so Im going to be quick(sorry). I build a lot of boxs for people outside of work, and when ever they come back for an upgrade.. whats the one thing that you notice? the fucking mess they've made of the desktop(windows)... its crazy.. I really have no idea how they manage to do it.. Ive done some some stupid things while drunk or stoned in the past to windows.. but nothing that even remotly compares to there utter desktop destruction! lol
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Given I want it to work similarly to the MS version, given I find that their interface actually works and is logical for this application
MS actualy do make a very plesent UI, and theres nothing wrong with cloning them, Id just like to believe that instead of just cloning them, we could enhance and maybe even come up with a few new concepts of our own(the o/fs groups). But at present all we seem to be doing is cloning, which is the basis for the freesource movement Id say.. not sure about opensource... but neway.. Im rambling now..
Ive never used GNUstep, Im a kde/enlightenment man myself.. but I will check it out, cheers.
offcourse not, but this is slashdot and we pitty the fools who dont love open/free source we do! we do!
Also, I wonder how well respected someone who mainly does "UI" design/layout things
Thats a good point, I guess its a mix of what your saying and that with allot of open/free source apps the core team can move at such a pace the poor ui designers have no choice but to botch things.. and thats even if there is a ui designer which if not will lead to the ui being hacked up by the various members of the core team.
Nice to get a head start on what we'll be cloning next year ;)
that points out a very specific problem with the open/free source movements... plenty of hardcore coders but a serious lack of good ui designers.
I dont remeber where this came from.. but imagine a rat running in its wheel with "intel" tattoed on its forhead... inside your box.. that would sooo make my day. ;)
and wave machines, please tell me something I dont know.
peace and love man. we all assholes at the end of the day.
Shoo? hrmmm I know you ;)
OK, fuck muppet, for your benefit..
I was aiming my thoughts towards the fact that if hes unemployed then why waste time building a weather baloon? surely theres more contructive things to be doing like finding a fucking job? instead of bitching about it and thinking "oh Ill build myself a weather baloon cause Im so fucking bored not having a job".
My "crazy" statment was ment towards the wast of money on stuff he never even used (thats for the first muppet that replyed), nothing todo with the "cool" factor. I actualy to find it very interesting/cool.
anyway, in the words of many before me, STFU if you have nothing more constructive to do than deconstruct my posts.
u fucking moron, read what I said.
soon, very soon. Mods love to mod down.. wouldnt make sense to mod up the good posts would it now? duh what am I thinkin!
Unemployment was also a major factor. After being out of work for more than two months
What the fuck do they pay the unemployed in America? in the UK you get £40 a week... no where near enough to pay for the amount of gear he got.. especially as allot of it he never used.. crazy.
he may have a rich mommy and daddy though.
the women?
kewl(cool for the nazies), you learn somthing everyday ;)
nope... but will have to wait 24hours really just to be sure... never trusted os/2 myself.. nething that runs windows like it did is ungodly.
I watched the atm(called a cash machine here in the UK) I was withdrawing from reboot.. was using os/2.. Im checking now to see if it actualy deducted from my account..
you should kiss my arse. Im british.
and posting as an Anonymous Coward isnt? fuck off.
I proberly wouldnt say much, as I feel even with the crappy debts Im in, and crappy places Ive lived.. Im content with life.. and that just isnt worth risking.
Its funny, life; like that.
I lost out I feel on a good 6years of not being allowed net access due to pr0n fears my folks had. When I finaly did get it at age 17 I lernt at such a rapid pace I feel if I had pressured my folks more I could have got a better head start in the industry.
So I would tell myself to beg for the love of god for net access.
I dont think thats really needed. I remeber reading an article once about how even the most advanced techniques for recovring data ever after multiple writes was about 3-5.
So dd crap from random cd's a few times and its clean.
without even readin the article(cant say I want to) the reason why nerds are unpopular is because 99% of the time there attitudes resemble that of an 8year old boy hording its toys crossed with the `going through pubity stage` of a 14year old girl(ready to kick and scream at anything when there not the center of attention) and lets not forget the dab of movie star wannabie personality in them.
/' or 'elf sym tabs' mean, so why do nerds take the piss out of people that are computer inept? because they suffer from the above stated points in the first paragraph of this statment bullshit ramble.
I am a nerd, but I respect the fact that NO not everyone is fucking computer literate.. most people(really, no shit) dont take the piss out of nerds for being socialy inept but for there disguting attitude to people when they dont understand what 'rm -rf
Ive for to long had to put up with some of the mose outright arrogent fucks ever to have walked this earth, and there all 'twaty nerds' that give the 1% of us with some ability to understand that NO; not every-fucking-one knows every-fucking-thing about computers, most nerds social losers because there to high up on the fact that they think there god for knowing somthing the average joe dosnt.
MODS: kiss my ass if your gonna mod me down, it just goes to show what can be expected from you fucking losers, nothing better to do than mod down a retard japping away.. when you could be modding up the more important posts..
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