Robert Hanson gave a long and obviously carefully thought-out reply
to my message regarding the division between coders and interface
designers. (I didn't mean to say I spoke *for* one of the camps - I
speak for myself *as* a member of one the camps.) I will not quote
all of Robert's message, but am interested that he clarifies his
philosophy to the applet in this way:
The general philosophy behind the applet, as I see it, is
minimalist. Give
the web page developer a black box and let them customize it.
This is very useful to know. I would even say it's a realistic
attitude given the usability problems that the pull-down menus have.
I certainly have used JavaScript to add my own controls for the user
in the website I use it for.
I do find it a little sad that the potential Jmol had for replacing
Rasmol as a standalone program that undergraduate biochemists could
use in a reasonably intuitive manner has never been realized. However
I don't teach such students any more, so it's water under the bridge.
I'll leave it at that, except to suggest that a decent logo for the
Jmol applet would enhance it considerably. The current one is dire
and looks amateurish besides the others on any web page that offers
alternative protein views. But don't take my word for that, ask any
other right-brainer that you know .
In peace.
David
PS Get them to take the test first:
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22492511-5005375,00.html
:-)
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