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Interface Design

    24-Mar-89 22:21:38
Sb: #40932-Interface Design
Fm: John Draper 76703,4322
To: Syndesis 76004,1763
I most certainly am not kidding, but I wonder if you are, or perhaps you just like to ignore what I have said for the sport of disagreeing. I am saying the opposite of what you accuse me of. I am not saying to not even try different ways of doing things. I am saying that we _should_ try, or more correctly, allow programmers to easily try different things. I can assure you that I will not try to force yu into replacing any system-supplied user interface items with third party ones. What possible objection can you have to allowing user customization? Are you as arrogant as Apple to think that the interface you want should be forced upon everyone? You can call people who want a particular functionality nerds if you want. Don't think for a moment that it makes any difference to the matter though. A lot of those 'nerds' are tired of programs with interfaces that are unsuitable for no other reason than that the programmer decided for them exactly how things would be done. And John… please be aware that I am using file requesters as an example only. Would you prefer that I mention all possible user interface items in each and every message?