Thank you for this comment, Lars. I agree absolutely. All non-programmers will judge the software by how it looks.
GC On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 7:19 PM, Lars Sonchocky-Helldorf <[email protected]> wrote: > > Am 05.12.2010 um 17:47 schrieb Banlu Kemiyatorn: > >> On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 11:42 PM, Gregory Casamento >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Perhaps we should also consider removing the screenshot from the front >>> page entirely and add a "gallery" section for all kinds of >>> screenshots. >> >> I actually think screenshot is a boring idea. The about page should >> describe functionalities with related screenshots already. like they >> are for people who only care about the looks >> > > Maybe this will surprise you but most people, which are non-programmers and > have no insight into software's workings and how it is developed *will* > judge software by its look, because that is how they experience the > software. I know this from first hand experience with our customers. Only if > the software shows severe disfunctionality people will complain about > something else than the look. This is one of the reasons why so many folks > still stick to Windows in their day to day using and don't complain to much. > The opposite is also true: software must be really outstanding in > functionality to make people forget how it looks. > > So I think screenshots are a 'must have'. > > cheers, > > Lars > -- Gregory Casamento - GNUstep Lead/Principal Consultant, OLC, Inc. yahoo/skype: greg_casamento, aol: gjcasa (240)274-9630 (Cell) _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnustep mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep
