On 18/04/02 11:02 +0530, Arvind wrote: > lots of things are perception. > study shows that, GUI makes a user work faster. of course exceptions are > there geeks can outtype a typist ;-) Ummm? GUIs are good only for *some* specific tasks, in particular those tasks for which there is no keyboard shortcut, or those tasks that involve graphics (complex graphics like images that are not easily geenrated by a formula).
> remember, we have to think about the bulk users, not just a few geeks. > if maths is abstract, then the command prompt is as abstract to a beginner. Learn to use a good text editor, and you will notice a notable difference in the speed at which you generate work output. GUIs do slow me down. > when u teach a child, u show it a crow, or a cat and say cat,. > you dont show the words "CAT" and then say cat. it comes later. Point is, users should graduate from newbies to powerusers at some stage in their applications. If your work is highly text oriented, and you have both hands on the keyboard, then you can do a lot of things faster from the keyboard than from the GUI just because the mouse requires you to think about what you want to do, select an action, execute it and then go back to work. > i would certainly prefer a GUI instalation also with the command line RPM. > remember choose the best of both worlds. > and if the GUI can give u all those options, nothing like it. The GUI makes it eay to start with anything, but once you master the command line, the gui gets in the way. > remember, its always a hassle to keep typing a long command line. man alias, and use autocomplete. (though I have yet to see a GUI that gives me the felxibility of a command line). > and to keep a brain sharp, I think chess is what u need, not command line > typing. Chess, and programming. Neither of which needs a GUI. Anyway, I won't jump in yet another GUI vs CLI flamewar. Use what you like, but make sure you don't impose your choice on others. Thats all. And don't top post, it makes threads hard to follow. Devdas Bhagat _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
