>> - the more familiar with *any other* CLI environment, (possible exception of >> Oberon/Aos) the *more difficult* it is to adapt to acme/rio. > > i doubt this is the case. it wasn't for me.
Not even as bad as getting used to VI. There lies a benchmark, if there was one. And the fact that VI can become second nature is enough to persuade me that icon-lovers will simply never know what they are missing on the other side of the fence. But the real crux lies in measurement and no one has yet suggested what it is that ought to be measured here, nevermind how to measure it. If we could set down some criteria against which one rates a user interface (I seriously doubt that popularity should be such a criterion), at least we'd have the option of a meaningful discussion. But I suspect that we are all voicing subjective opinions on some very personal idea of "comfort". ++L
