Jon, The ".edu" may say it all, as this is a market we don’t operate in, and I understand that many on this list do. I wonder if the same would be true in the ".mil" or even ".gov" space ?
I think Brian gave a reasonable insight into the different "mindset" required for GUI. I imagine that your Vendor may have taken a 'minimalist' approach to their "GUI Migration(?)", I'm suspicious of any technique/product that tries to drive CUI & GUI at the same time UNLESS the "GUI" implementation can be independently 'tweaked' & optimised - which means that you really end up with 2 development streams. Perhaps it is just that we couldn't master this :-), but back when <insert V word> was a FAT TE, OUR GUI results were so obviously NOT windows that the product never made it out the door ! You said you had 30% Macs - can you tell me how many devices this is, and are other 70% Wintel ? Ross Ferris Stamina Software Visage – an Evolution in Software Development >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Jon Wells >Sent: Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:47 PM >To: U2 Users Discussion List >Subject: Re: What client platform do YOU use (Parallel to GUI thread) > >Ross, > >We do have Mac's here, around 30%. We have some Linux desktops as >well. We even have at least one Mac with Linux loaded. Currently our >Mac's run Comet to telnet into our system. The GUI our vendor expects us >to use is Wintegrate based. It is absolutely terrible for heads down data >entry and it does not work on Mac's. The interface that H & R Block has >uses standard heads down keystrokes, handles type-ahead well, while >enjoying the benefits of a GUI. The contrast to our GUI is, well... I'm >jealous. > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.661 / Virus Database: 424 - Release Date: 19/04/2004 -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
