Re: [9fans] UI configurability

[anothy@cosym.net]

// The problem here is not that the system can't be configured; the
// problem is that the interface has design problems.  It is much better
// to fix those problems than it is to add configurability.

this is sometimes correct. as in the cases i pointed out, sometimes the
issue is rather that different people legitamatly have different
requirements, for very good and valid physical reasons. some people
find the chording in rio and acme very dificult to use, whereas i find
it amazingly time-saving. should either one of us be forced into a fit
for the other? and simply adding more ways to do things isn't really an
option, either - that's awful design for everyone, as thigns start to
get in each other's way.

i mean, i find the new button 2 menu in rio to be longer than i'd like.
maybe i'm just not smart enough to deal with larger menus proberly, but
i could find snarf and send much more quickly when plumb wasn't in the
way. i'd love to shrink that menu size. but some people need it.

same with color contrast issues. mind you acme's got much better
choices than most editors that touch color, but for some people they
still represent problems. i've seen people with poor vision working on
high-contrast color setting in M$ Windows and X Windows; this helps
them make the computer much more usable, but it gives me migranes in
about 90 seconds (anyone seen one of these and know what i'm talking
about?). again, one size does not fit all.
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