On Tuesday 26 December 2006 11:25, Randall R Schulz wrote: > On Tuesday 26 December 2006 10:39, Simon Roberts wrote: > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > > > > Randall R Schulz a écrit : > > > > > Once you buy software, you should not be expected to also buy > > > > > training in the use of that software. > >
> Cooking and photography are arts. Using a computer should not be. You > have to distinguish, say, writing a novel or a screen play from > operating word-processing software. The former is an art and a skill. > The latter should be easy and straightforward enough to disappear from > the mind of the person using it. > > It should _not_ be a matter of the user meeting the software (or its > creators) half way. The software should bridge the _whole_ gap to the > user. Period. > I agree. > > I'm really surprised so many people are arguing that software as we now > experience it exhibits more than than an absolute minimum degree of > quality: usability, reliability, stability, predictability, > naturalness, etc. > > > Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
