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The very first AIs, then developed in Germany, worked that way, and
studies seem to imply that it's more intuitive. that's a funny statement. I worked for a Germany company for 5 years and lived in MUC for a couple. German engineering is great if it has been refined for many years like their automotive companies. Newer German designed equipment makes no sense at all. My company had some equipment with left-handed screws (worse yet it would jam if you "opened" the screw by turning it to the left when locked). I just did my German taxes using a German program. To go forward, you would hit the Zuruck button which means "back." Even my German friend who was helping me told me to "Shut up. I know it's crazy. It's German." nevertheless, having the plane tilt is probably a better concept. After all, on the TC, the plane moves and not the backing. Now that I am programmed for the non-USSR-designed AI, I'll stick with it as I can't imagine how long it would take for me to change. Gerald Sylvester |
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To go forward,
you would hit the Zuruck button which means "back." I'm contemplating the bottom left of my computer screen, and thinking of Abbot and Costello. Jose -- Get high on gasoline: fly an airplane. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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G. Sylvester wrote:
I just did my German taxes using a German program. To go forward, you would hit the Zuruck button which means "back." I know a cetain operating system which requires you to click on "start" to turn it off... Incidentally, it's not a German design. :-P Stefan |
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"Stefan" wrote in message
... I know a cetain operating system which requires you to click on "start" to turn it off It also requires you to click "start" to run programs. To change settings. To view files. To search for files. In other words, in that context, it ought to be pretty obvious to all but the most dim-witted that you might find a whole host of interesting functions, like turning off the computer, there. Why people continue to insist bring this up as if it's some failure of user interface design, I have no idea. I have heard there's another OS that puts the "turn off" function under a menu named "Special". What's so special about turning off the computer? And why aren't activities that are truly special not found there? Pete |
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"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
... "Stefan" wrote in message ... I know a cetain operating system which requires you to click on "start" to turn it off It also requires you to click "start" to run programs. To change settings. To view files. To search for files. In other words, in that context, it ought to be pretty obvious to all but the most dim-witted that you might find a whole host of interesting functions, like turning off the computer, there. Why people continue to insist bring this up as if it's some failure of user interface design, I have no idea. I have heard there's another OS that puts the "turn off" function under a menu named "Special". What's so special about turning off the computer? And why aren't activities that are truly special not found there? Pete How about having to drag an icon of a diskette to the Trashcan to eject the thing? Talk about intuitive! |
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Robert,
How about having to drag an icon of a diskette to the Trashcan to eject the thing? Talk about intuitive! Well, until this day I have this vague notion in the back of my head that it will delete the contents rather than ejecting it whenever I do it. Very disturbing. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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Thomas Borchert wrote:
How about having to drag an icon of a diskette to the Trashcan to eject the thing? Talk about intuitive! Well, until this day I have this vague notion in the back of my head that it will delete the contents rather than ejecting it whenever I do it. You still do? Interesting, since they've changed this a couple of years ago. Stefan |
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Stefan,
You still do? Interesting, since they've changed this a couple of years ago. Not in a company where we still use OS 9.2. Yes, there's a world out there which is called "reality". -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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![]() "Stefan" wrote in message ... Thomas Borchert wrote: How about having to drag an icon of a diskette to the Trashcan to eject the thing? Talk about intuitive! Well, until this day I have this vague notion in the back of my head that it will delete the contents rather than ejecting it whenever I do it. You still do? Interesting, since they've changed this a couple of years ago. Stefan Really, it doesn't even do that. All it does is tell the OS that the stuff's (deleted files) addresses, are now available to have "new" stuff written in that location. That is why there are programs that can go back and retrieve files that have supposedly been deleted. -- Jim in NC |
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Peter Duniho wrote:
"Stefan" wrote in message ... I know a cetain operating system which requires you to click on "start" to turn it off It also requires you to click "start" to run programs. To change settings. To view files. To search for files. In other words, in that context, it ought to be pretty obvious to all but the most dim-witted that you might find a whole host of interesting functions, like turning off the computer, there. Why people continue to insist bring this up as if it's some failure of user interface design, I have no idea. Because it IS a failure of UI design. Then again, to say that Windows was designed, is to misuse the word in the first place. Matt |
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