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D F wrote:
On March 10, 2003 05:22, John Allen wrote:
Yes, I think we could all agree that choice is good.
I really need to re-iterate my previous point about repetitive strain disorder, though. To me, defaulting to a single click costs nothing. Since it's trivially easy to change to double-click, the arguments against a single click default are entirely spurious. Not defaulting to single click is like saying it's not necessary that public buildings be wheelchair accessible.
Let's not forget, we're young, virile, muscle-bound. iron-pumping code jockeys right now but wait just a few years of mousing 12 to 16 hr a day and we'll see who argues for two clicks when one might do.
That's fine, but what about people who have been using windows for 10+ years (ie starting with windows 3.0 or so), and use linux occasionally. My dad (in his 50s) has problems remembering not to double click on links on webpages and the icons on the quicklaunch bar in windows. He would not be very happy if every time he clicked on an office document he had OpenOffice start up (leaving it's splash screen up for 10 seconds or more by default).
In some cases, older people may be better of ;-).
Buchan
Great, here's the Solution. Let's make Mandrake like Lindows/Lycoris/Xandros. Make it look *exactly* like Windows, and I mean exact...
C'mon guys, this is Ludicrous. I used Windows for years and switch to Linux. I adapted. I'm sure your father is capable of adapting too. Just because something's different and takes a little getting used to does not mean it's bad.
