"Still you need at least some commands in your brain
to start... A begginer needs a core set of commands to
be functional... If there are too many commands built
in as menus, finding the right one would be hard."
Even in a computer class you can still get stumped
when you move from the instructor to the computer for
prac work. It would be good to have a reference list
at hand at the shell to compensate.
The commands that I found most useful to start
learning the shell with were those that provided info
about the computer, like pwd, ls, ls -l, lspci, dmesg,
etc. All you have to do is type in the command
(without arguments), then you get some info back. So,
one of the lists of commands I have is separated into
functional groups, with one group being "info"
commands. This group could be further hilighted by
using a colour. New users could start with these
commands to find out about their computer, and then
they can graduate to other commands.
There is a program called "viewglob" that brings up a
window below the shell that displays a graphical
filesystem. When you change directory in the shell,
the change is reflected in the window. This is the
program I'll base my idea on. But mine won't reference
the shell itself - just provide a tree-list of
commands and admin details. So it should be easier to
make.
RR
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