Re: User Interface Clarity!

2005-07-19 Thread Darren
Antonio Rodríguez wrote: Not everybody is a Mac fanatic here! :-) At least, I'm not (even if I do like Macs), and many other guys aren't. And I dissagree that the User Interface thing is off-topic: the main reason why System 6 is adorable is its simple and clean user interface, which places

Re: User Interface Clarity!

2005-07-19 Thread Stuart Bell
On 19 Jul 2005, at 07:23, Darren wrote: This thread would be better on the vintage list, the compact list has to many on-topic mac users who do not want this traffic in their digest - I may be wrong? As list-nanny, my take is that this thread may be off-topic for this list, but given that

Re: User Interface Clarity!

2005-07-18 Thread Antonio Rodríguez
Not everybody is a Mac fanatic here! :-) At least, I'm not (even if I do like Macs), and many other guys aren't. And I dissagree that the User Interface thing is off-topic: the main reason why System 6 is adorable is its simple and clean user interface, which places it in a level of simplicity

Re: User Interface Clarity!

2005-07-16 Thread NODEraser
Well, it just gets old really fast. The arguments seem kind of irrelevant here, since (hopefully) most everyone on the list is a Mac fan(atic?) anyway. Ok, I'm done with the subject. On 7/15/05, Darren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: NODEraser wrote: You know, I'm really tired of all this Mac vs.

Re: User Interface Clarity!

2005-07-16 Thread Peter da Silva
On Jul 16, 2005, at 9:36 PM, NODEraser wrote: Well, it just gets old really fast. The arguments seem kind of irrelevant here, since (hopefully) most everyone on the list is a Mac fan(atic?) anyway. If Mac fanatics aren't willing to hold Apple's feet to the fire when they screw up, who will?

Re: User Interface Clarity!

2005-07-15 Thread NODEraser
You know, I'm really tired of all this Mac vs. Windows crap. The reason I joined these lists was to get some insight on fixing up my old Macs. I don't really give a frack whose interface is better, or which processor architecture is superior. I use all platforms, all processors. We are here to

Re: User Interface Clarity!

2005-07-15 Thread Darren
NODEraser wrote: You know, I'm really tired of all this Mac vs. Windows crap. The reason I joined these lists was to get some insight on fixing up my old Macs. I don't really give a frack whose interface is better, or which processor architecture is superior. I use all platforms, all

Re: User Interface Clarity!

2005-07-13 Thread Peter da Silva
Thank you for clearing this up. Both you and Peter make an excellent case for the attributes Windows held over the Mac. But having used both platforms from 1990 forward, I have to say that the ease of working with the Mac negated any shortcuts Windows may have offered -- FOR ME. I don't think

Re: User Interface Clarity!

2005-07-13 Thread Liam Proven
On 7/13/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you for clearing this up. Both you and Peter make an excellent case for the attributes Windows held over the Mac. In some cases, holds still. But I at least am not saying 1 is overall better than the other. Both have strengths, both

Re: User Interface Clarity!

2005-07-13 Thread woodwynlane
No, there are certain keystrokes that are the same in Windows and the Mac. Particularly the jumble of letters on the left hand side for select All, Save, Zundo typing, Cut, Copy, Quit and Wclose window. And when I say I lapse on what I'm doing, I don't mean I forgot what's what, I mean I put the

Re: User Interface Clarity!

2005-07-12 Thread woodwynlane
Thank you for clearing this up. Both you and Peter make an excellent case for the attributes Windows held over the Mac. But having used both platforms from 1990 forward, I have to say that the ease of working with the Mac negated any shortcuts Windows may have offered -- FOR ME. I think this boils