On Fri, 14 Jan 2000 14:33:18 +0400, Oleg Zalyalov wrote:
SL>> Exactly. TB! is an email client, not an editor. They should be
SL>> concentrating on the email client and its interface, not on an editor.
> It's not possible if they will not remove editor at all. If it will be
> present while replaceble by external editor they will still have to
> pay some attention to it.
> If they will remove it I will have to learn one more editor because I
> have learned TB!'s editor already and can't dislearn it and the editor
> I'm using outside TB! now cannot be used as external editor for TB! --
> we discussed that already. Than I will have to get another editor
> first, learn it and only after that I will be able to work with mail
> about 1/2 of my current efficiency because it will take time to tune
> up that perfect editor and to get used to it.
> Next question is rather philosophical: if I don't learn new editor how
> do I my sacred User Choise? It becames only random choice of the
> editor I have get first.
Again, this touches on another philosophy and one based on guiding the
new user in the right direction of good, productive and efficient habits.
There is no doubt increased efficiency in using one ASCII editor for all
ASCII editing tasks instead of learning +/- tolerating/enjoying the quirks
of each editor packaged with each application. If e-mail clients and
others like it emulated this philosophy, one of the fundamental
requirements of computing would be to furnish oneself with a decent ASCII
editor that may be used with all these application types. Perhaps, windows
would come packaged with an ASCII editor better than notepad. :))
The fact remains however, that in the windows world, this philosophy
does not exist as it should and ones decisions on application design and
advice needs to be tailored to meet this reality. Either support both
philosophies or chose one. In the windows world, if one were to chose one,
the clear choice would be an integrated editor.
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