--- Nancy Anthracite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> It has partly to do with the training problem, which is why I have
> high hopes
> for the new Fileman enhancements which has point and click. Docs
> offices
> often have to get someone up to speed almost immediately do jobs like
>
> registration when they need a per diem substitute in a fast paced
> enviornment. Familiar interfaces lead to substitutes or new
> employees coming
> up to speed rapidly.
Ever the pessimist, my concern is that a mouse activated character
based interface isn't likely to play well. People want real GUIs with
windows and quality graphics, not just the ability to use a mouse. Yes,
I know it's a psychological thing, and we can protest that such a
desire makes no sense (to us, anyway). But I'm afraid that the answer
to "See, you can use a mouse" is going to be "Good grief! Is that all
you have to offer? Surely you can do better than that!" I'm not sure I
can even tell you why, but my gut level reaction to the possibility of
using a mouse with a character based interface is not a positive one. I
don't mean to minimize the ingenuity and cleverness of such a tool. I
just have a hunch that it will backfire and increase, rather than
decrease, the degree to which people have a negative view of VistA.
===
Gregory Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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you do not understand."
--G. Polya ("How to Solve It")
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