On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 05:52:34PM -0800, Hurst, Cody wrote: > You can scramble but I will forever always say cli can never screw up, never > slow anything down and never crash. Guis you need to worry about libraries, > toolkits, etc. It's a big mess.
I agree, but there are plenty of other reasons why non-GUI environments are easier to use and more efficient in many cases. GUI environments are easier to learn for the inexperienced, but they lack the expressiveness of language-based user interfaces. One exception to this is the GUI developed for the Plan 9 and Inferno operating systems, which essentially updates Unix to take account of graphical terminals from the ground up. It would be an interesting research project to make this interface accessible via braille and keyboard-only interaction. Of course, much of it is command-oriented; it just takes advantage of windows and mouse operations in the design. Regrettably, much of the world is still fixated on WIMP interfaces, which I don't like for the above and other reasons. _______________________________________________ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a message, send an e-mail to: [email protected] For general information, go to: http://mielke.cc/mailman/listinfo/brltty
