From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20121018154220.GA9201@intma.in> References: <201210171949.q9HJnfon003990@skeeve.com> <20121017200938.198DB12BB12E@r-36.net> <108cc49f0db0ffc6d5f6fa4c40a443ac@kw.quanstro.net> <20121018072047.35fd3762@nance> <20121018154220.GA9201@intma.in> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:37:57 -0400 Message-ID: From: Corey Thomasson To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d042fddca31bc2204cc5a8649 Subject: Re: [9fans] new-topic: typographical interface Topicbox-Message-UUID: bfe641ec-ead7-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --f46d042fddca31bc2204cc5a8649 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Oct 18, 2012 11:44 AM, "Kurt H Maier" wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 07:20:47AM -0700, Albert Skye wrote: > > erik quanstrom 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 > > > > Who Ignore 4 Simultaneous > > Days Same Earth Typography. > > Practicing Evil ONEness - > > Upon Earth Of Quadrants. > > Evil Adult Crime VS Youth. > > Supports Lie Of Integration. > > 1 Educated Are Most Dumb. > > Not 1 Human Except Dead 1. > > Man Is Paired, 2 Half 4 Self. > > 1 of God Is Only 1/4 Of God. > > > > Everyday I'm slightly more convinced that you're a highly sophisticated Markov chain. --f46d042fddca31bc2204cc5a8649 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Oct 18, 2012 11:44 AM, "Kurt H Maier" <khm-9@intma.in> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 07:20:47AM -0700, Albert Skye wrote:
> > erik quanstrom <quans= tro@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_Sty= le
> >
>
> Who Ignore 4 Simultaneous
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> =A0Days Same Earth Typography.
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> Practicing =A0Evil =A0ONEness -
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> Upon Earth Of =A0Quadrants.
>
> =A0Evil Adult Crime VS Youth.
>
> =A0 Supports Lie Of Integration.
>
> =A0 1 Educated Are Most Dumb.
>
> =A0 Not 1 Human Except Dead 1.
>
> =A0 Man Is Paired, =A02 Half 4 Self.
>
> =A0 1 of God Is Only 1/4 Of God.
>
>
>
>

Everyday I'm slightly more convinced that you're a highly sophis= ticated Markov chain.

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