From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Leonardo To: 9fans <9fans@9fans.net> Subject: Re: [9fans] Plan 9 in Brazil Message-Id: <15988373410.a2a5a96d5.96604@composer.9fans.topicbox.com> References: <15987219330.b686Dfb.13471@composer.9fans.topicbox.com> <15988064130.c4eC0a15b.89314@composer.9fans.topicbox.com> In-Reply-To: Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2020 21:29:01 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="15988373411.aB6D1.96604" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topicbox-Policy-Reasoning: allow: sender is a member Topicbox-Message-UUID: 59d060f6-eb29-11ea-b3a6-4e789134e1fa --15988373411.aB6D1.96604 Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2020 21:29:01 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Wouldn't that be true for any software that somehow diverges from the conventional/mainstream practices? That's true for common people, indeed. > User-friendliness is difficult to establish precisely. Yes, it's an abstract and subjective thing, but on average we know what is.= =C2=A0 For example, have commandline as unique option for restart or shutdo= wn the computer is not a common-people-friendly way. ed, sam or acme to edi= t a simple text file wouldn't be friendly if the user were my mom: maybe no= tepad would be a better choice for her.=C2=A0Browse by the directory tree w= ith the cd command isn't friendly for them too: perhaps a traditional file = manager with a list of directories in a column in left and selected directo= ry content on the right would be better. > writing software/documentation to meet your own needs seems a more productive start It's a good advice and I'll take it in consideration. Thank you. --15988373411.aB6D1.96604 Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2020 21:29:01 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Wouldn't that be true for any software that s= omehow diverges from the conventional/mainstream practices?
That's true fo= r common people, indeed.

User-friendliness is difficult to establish pre= cisely.
Yes, it's an abstract and subjective thing, bu= t on average we know what is.  For example, have commandline as unique= option for restart or shutdown the computer is not a common-people-friendl= y way. ed, sam or acme to edit a simple text file wouldn't be friendly if t= he user were my mom: maybe notepad would be a better choice for her. B= rowse by the directory tree with the cd command isn't friendly for them too= : perhaps a traditional file manager with a list of directories in a column= in left and selected directory content on the right would be better.

writing software/documentation to meet your own needs seems a more productive start
It's a good advice and I'll take it in considera= tion. Thank you.


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