On 9/27/07, Matthew Paul Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So when trying to solve the problem of people not yet knowing how to do > something in the GUI, you should invite them to do the same thing in the > command line instead? Now you have two problems. > > This bug report has nothing whatsoever to do with the command line, and > it's unfortunate that it got sidetracked into that topic.
>From the bug description: "A common complaint about Linux is that it requires cryptic command-line operations in some circumstances. Windows does requires cryptic command-line operations in some circumstances, but they provide a set of programs called "Guided Help" to do the operations or to help step the user through them." Sounds to me like it has something (a lot) to do with the command line... the way the bug was framed suggested that guided help would serve to prevent people from having to touch a command line. Therefore, given this, I think it was perfectly logical and in-line with the purpose of the bug report to question the wisdom of that goal. > list/2006-December/msg00038.html>). However, as already demonstrated, an > ubuntu-docs bug report is not a productive place for the suggestion. Ouch. I thought the point was to discuss the merits of different ideas. I never attacked anyone, nor did I denigrate, in any way, people who prefer GUI tools to CLI tools or any other types of users. All I was saying is that I don't see the logic in intentionally steering people away from the command line, which it seemed to me this bug report advocated doing. Maybe I misunderstood, but if so I think the report needs to be re-worded and/or expanded to clarify what the goal is. -George -- ~ George T. Lesica [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ubuntu needs Guided Help https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/145673 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
