On 4-Aug-2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Arthur T.) wrote: > My definition is similar, but not matching. I figure > it's an interface that makes common tasks *very* easy to > do, but makes uncommon tasks either impossible or very > difficult to do (even if you know how). > > Most (but not all) GUIs are dumbed-down. Certain > tasks require you to drill down through way too many levels > of menu. > > By contrast, not-dumbed-down interfaces tend to > require a fair investment in time before the user can > figure out how to do even common tasks. However, once one > knows how to do any task (common or not), it is generally > easy to perform.
Learning the basic Windows interface required a fair amount of work. But once learned, everything used it. But learning to use the various features of ISPF is a continual process. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
