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Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 07:20:47 -0700
From: Albert Skye <mistlail@yahoo.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] new-topic: typographical interface
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erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:

> > The question is rather: What killed the Plan 9 desktop?
>
> poor special effects?

it's just resting!
but maybe it should die

yes
no "modern GUI", &c.
(and I'm grateful for that! :)

but Plan 9 (and other software)
can be much more useful by exposition
within a *typographical interface*
i.e.,
an interface
informed by typographical imperative[1]
(to increase signal
decrease noise)
in
arranging streams
(of text/numbers/symbols/images
outputs and inputs)
using established patterns
of typographical technology
for
improving the interface/tools
between process and user

to make it
natural/immediate/effortless

[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_of_Typographic_Style