David E. Ross wrote:
On 5/1/2014 5:05 AM, A Williams wrote:
[email protected] wrote:
I felt compelled to write this after the seeing the disaster that Firefox is
turning into with that new Australis interface.
SeaMonkey developers, you are doing an amazing job. I think the interface is
excellent, logical and *just works*, especially for desktop.
Please don't feel any need to ruin it in the same way that Firefox has been
ruined with the dumbed-down Chrome wannabe interface!
If you feel the same, please show your support for SeaMonkey devs. :)
The devolpers were asked a while back if they had plans along these
lines. Short answer: No.
My understanding is that the logic behind Australis is to present the
same interface for all devices, Phone, Tablet, PC. That idea worked
really well for Microsoft with Windows 8.
I strongly sense much sarcasm in the last sentence above.
Seamonkey is never going to run on a Tablet or Phone so the developers
have no need to waste resources changing things.
Good! I am a retired software engineer, having spent 30+ years of my
career as a software tester. I have had a series of PCs for 18 years.
I do not own a smart phone (or "dumb phone"), tablet, laptop, or any
similar device and do not plan to own any such. As someone who tested
software for usability, I really have problems with Windows (especially
Windows 7); but some of my favorite non-Microsoft applications do not
run on a Mac or under Linux.
By the way, my wife has a cell phone. It is a "dumb phone" that is
rarely turned on.
We still use land-line, wired phones because Southern California Edison
has too many unplanned outages that crash VoIP systems and leave local
cell towers without any power. During a power outage, our land-line
phone -- self-powered by AT&T -- allows me to call Edison to report the
lack of electricity.
You're not having near enough fun, Dave. I turn 64 in August. I have:
- 3 computers
- 3 tablets
- 2 smart phones
- 4 Tivos
- a Comcast DVR
- 2 network printers
Numerous other network "stuff", switches, routers, etc. All wired and
installed by me. Yes, the wires in the walls, the boxes in the walls,
and all the gear.
I can sit in the family room with a tablet and read spreadsheets off the
server in my office upstairs, listen to music, etc.
I can play any of 12,000+ songs from our library on the server through
our stereo (yeah, I know, no surround for me, I am kind of a Luddite
that way.).
I can be on the deck and look at our financial files on my network on my
smart phone.
It's called convenience.
Someone (the wife) asks me a question? I get the most convenient device
and look it up. I do not have to heave a huge sigh and trudge up to my
office.
I've had computers in my home since 1984 or thereabouts.
--
Ed Mullen
http://edmullen.net/
When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department
usually uses water.
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