Re: [9fans] what a surprise

[lucio@proxima.alt.za]

>> - the more familiar with *any other* CLI environment, (possible exception of 
>> Oberon/Aos) the *more difficult* it is to adapt to acme/rio.
> 
> i doubt this is the case.  it wasn't for me.

Not even as bad as getting used to VI. There lies a benchmark, if
there was one.  And the fact that VI can become second nature is
enough to persuade me that icon-lovers will simply never know what
they are missing on the other side of the fence.

But the real crux lies in measurement and no one has yet suggested
what it is that ought to be measured here, nevermind how to measure
it.  If we could set down some criteria against which one rates a user
interface (I seriously doubt that popularity should be such a
criterion), at least we'd have the option of a meaningful discussion.
But I suspect that we are all voicing subjective opinions on some very
personal idea of "comfort".

++L