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Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:15:53 +0200
From: tlaronde@polynum.com
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] plan 9 interface color ergonomy
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Thanks for the pointer(s)!

The extra information, compared to what I previously read, is Edward
Tufte.

I do think Plan 9 colors choices are right.

In french, "travail" (work) is derived from a word meaning pain,
torture. That's perhaps why a "professional" computer interface is one
that gives you pain, since it must be work...
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