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Worst GUI system you've seen
hm_murdock:
Classic Mac OS didn't need descriptions and tips. It was designed not to. If something could be done, it was made obvious.
Re: defending Plan 9. The poll didn't qualify. It asked your opinion of the worse. Plan 9 is it.
Lead Head:
--- Quote from: ReggieMicheals ---That's the thing - you use mouse button 3 to close and minimize via a menu. You can't maximize automatically - you need to manully do it.
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Are you screwed if you dont have a 3 button mouse, or is there some other way to close it?
WMD:
--- Quote from: ReggieMicheals ---To the noob who used windows/linux/OS/2 all his life it would be difficult, especially because some applications don't quit after you close the window(which does happen in windows and X, but a systray can easily show it running in the background).
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Erm... when you close a window in Classic, the app stays active. The name of the app is still clearly shown in the menu bar until you click something on the desktop. I did, in elementary school, see some kids struggle with that, but I never did...I always wondered why they didn't notice the menu bar COMPLETELY CHANGING when they were clicking on the icon.
But besides that questionable element, the interface was flawless.
ReggieMicheals:
--- Quote from: Lead Head ---Are you screwed if you dont have a 3 button mouse, or is there some other way to close it?
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No, you do not need a three button mouse. To emulate the 3rd button, you simply press shift + right mouse button.
--- Quote ---Erm... when you close a window in Classic, the app stays active. The name of the app is still clearly shown in the menu bar until you click something on the desktop. I did, in elementary school, see some kids struggle with that, but I never did...I always wondered why they didn't notice the menu bar COMPLETELY CHANGING when they were clicking on the icon.
But besides that questionable element, the interface was flawless.
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Yes, but I doubt most people who've used other OSes have the attention span to pay attention to that. Hell, I tricked my friend by running bittorrent in the system tray, which he never noticed. Heh, he was wondering all day why the DSL was slow...
Every interface has flaws. You just need to spot them.
Lead Head:
--- Quote from: ReggieMicheals ---No, you do not need a three button mouse. To emulate the 3rd button, you simply press shift + right mouse button.
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Ah..Ok..
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