On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 01:23:10 +0000, Gaffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w
rote:
> ... However if someone doesn't know about a command line,
> how can they prefer a gui ?
They can't. Which is why "prefer" *implies* having a choice, which would
exclude those not knowing about cli. Somehow, people that do not know cli
exists, along with newbies, sneaked into the equation, since I stated
"regardless of how competent they are with a **command line**."
> Understanding a command line is not a prerequisite of using any
> graphical interface !
True ! But I said "some folks prefer a gui regardless of how competent th
ey
are with a command line." IOW: just because a person is VERY competent, a
nd
even comfortable, with a cli does NOT mean they would NOT prefer a gui.
My response was/is to the statement of: "Does it need one [gui] ? Or has
M$
denuded our ability to read ?" No it does not NEED one [gui]. But some fo
lks
would PREFER one [gui], but NOT because "M$ denuded our ability to read",
but SIMPLY because they PREFER one [gui].
If two *similar* products are offered, one cli driven, the other gui driv
en,
I would pick the gui driven product. But NOT because "M$ denuded our abil
ity
to read", but SIMPLY because I PREFER the gui. If I need to, I can slip i
nto
cli mode quite easily. But I PREFER the gui mode. I am sure there are oth
ers
so inclined. "Or has M$ denuded our ability to read ?" just because we mi
ght
prefer a gui is a stretch. But since it was put forth as two questions...
*my* answers are: yes, no... YMMV
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