Re: [9fans] new-topic: typographical interface
I welcome anyone interested in discussing the nature of typographic interface to contact me off-list I simply see untapped potential and I want to bring it into useful form (by communication/cooperation more than solitude) askye
Re: [9fans] new-topic: typographical interface
erik quanstrom quans...@quanstro.net wrote: The question is rather: What killed the Plan 9 desktop? poor special effects? it's just resting! but maybe it should die yes no modern GUI, c. (and I'm grateful for that! :) but Plan 9 (and other software) can be much more useful by exposition within a *typographical interface* i.e., an interface informed by typographical imperative[1] (to increase signal decrease noise) in arranging streams (of text/numbers/symbols/images outputs and inputs) using established patterns of typographical technology for improving the interface/tools between process and user to make it natural/immediate/effortless [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_of_Typographic_Style
Re: [9fans] new-topic: typographical interface
the solution is to just stop worrying and love the bitmap font because there are more important things in life. such as not inserting spurious new lines in mailing list posts. On Thu, 18 Oct 2012, Albert Skye wrote: erik quanstrom quans...@quanstro.net wrote: The question is rather: What killed the Plan 9 desktop? poor special effects? it's just resting! but maybe it should die yes no modern GUI, c. (and I'm grateful for that! :) but Plan 9 (and other software) can be much more useful by exposition within a *typographical interface* i.e., an interface informed by typographical imperative[1] (to increase signal decrease noise) in arranging streams (of text/numbers/symbols/images outputs and inputs) using established patterns of typographical technology for improving the interface/tools between process and user to make it natural/immediate/effortless [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_of_Typographic_Style
Re: [9fans] new-topic: typographical interface
On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 07:20:47AM -0700, Albert Skye wrote: erik quanstrom quans...@quanstro.net wrote: The question is rather: What killed the Plan 9 desktop? poor special effects? it's just resting! but maybe it should die yes no modern GUI, c. (and I'm grateful for that! :) but Plan 9 (and other software) can be much more useful by exposition within a *typographical interface* i.e., an interface informed by typographical imperative[1] (to increase signal decrease noise) in arranging streams (of text/numbers/symbols/images outputs and inputs) using established patterns of typographical technology for improving the interface/tools between process and user to make it natural/immediate/effortless [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_of_Typographic_Style Who Ignore 4 Simultaneous Days Same Earth Typography. Practicing Evil ONEness - Upon Earth Of Quadrants. Evil Adult Crime VS Youth. Supports Lie Of Integration. 1 Educated Are Most Dumb. Not 1 Human Except Dead 1. Man Is Paired, 2 Half 4 Self. 1 of God Is Only 1/4 Of God.
Re: [9fans] new-topic: typographical interface
On Oct 18, 2012 11:44 AM, Kurt H Maier kh...@intma.in wrote: On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 07:20:47AM -0700, Albert Skye wrote: erik quanstrom quans...@quanstro.net wrote: The question is rather: What killed the Plan 9 desktop? poor special effects? it's just resting! but maybe it should die yes no modern GUI, c. (and I'm grateful for that! :) but Plan 9 (and other software) can be much more useful by exposition within a *typographical interface* i.e., an interface informed by typographical imperative[1] (to increase signal decrease noise) in arranging streams (of text/numbers/symbols/images outputs and inputs) using established patterns of typographical technology for improving the interface/tools between process and user to make it natural/immediate/effortless [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_of_Typographic_Style Who Ignore 4 Simultaneous Days Same Earth Typography. Practicing Evil ONEness - Upon Earth Of Quadrants. Evil Adult Crime VS Youth. Supports Lie Of Integration. 1 Educated Are Most Dumb. Not 1 Human Except Dead 1. Man Is Paired, 2 Half 4 Self. 1 of God Is Only 1/4 Of God. Everyday I'm slightly more convinced that you're a highly sophisticated Markov chain.
Re: [9fans] new-topic: typographical interface
On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 03:37:57PM -0400, Corey Thomasson wrote: Everyday I'm slightly more convinced that you're a highly sophisticated Markov chain. How do you feel about you're a highly sophisticated Markov chain?
