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Aloone_Jonez:
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I want to keep the eye-candy to a minimum.
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I hate eye-candy too, it's just bloat.
If you promise that the 3D desktop will make it easier too use or serve some other purpose then I might buy a new graphics card!
I would say simple is good but not retardedly simple.
I liked some of the older versions of Paint shop pro, as they were easier to use than the newer versions.
XP is retardedly simple.
hm_murdock:
eye-candy has its place.
in this day-and-age it's what sets you apart from the rest. it's a natural extension of appearance.
Windows goes for very simple, honestly, eye-candy. alpha-blended icons, fades, et cetera. OS X goes all out with watery ripples, drop-shadows, and reflections.
the power of modern computers makes it superfluous. I don't mind eye-candy. it makes an otherwise boring experience kinda nice. I rather like it that menus fade in. the human brain expects transitions. so, many times, eye candy is psychologically less jarring.
flap:
quote:Originally posted by Rio:
A thing most people forget is that a user friendly program is not the program that is the easiest to use. That is user intuitive. The user friendly program is the one that does everything the user wants it to.
Windows = User Intuitive
Linux = User Friendly
[ July 21, 2004: Message edited by: Rio ]
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Mmm not quite. The difference is really between user-friendliness and usability (I'd have said user-intuitive and user-friendly meant the same thing). A user friendly program is the program that's easiest to use, while a usable program is one that does everything the user wants it to. So really it's
Unix = Usable
Windows = User friendly
solarismka:
quote:Originally posted by Rio:
Very few good products can be used to their full potential without reading a manual or documentation. Adobe Photoshop is a prime example. With a good book or tutorial, it drastically shortens the learning curve. I doubt anyone can claim Photoshop isn't a spectacular program.
A thing most people forget is that a user friendly program is not the program that is the easiest to use. That is user intuitive. The user friendly program is the one that does everything the user wants it to.
Windows = User Intuitive
Linux = User Friendly
[ July 21, 2004: Message edited by: Rio ]
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that is an aswome way of putting it! I should use that as a sig!
:D
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