Yes, interesting... And while I could agree with Jeff's assertion that web apps shouldn't necessarily mimic desktop apps too closely, causing confused expectations based on prior experience, the interface through which we access those web apps might do well to bring some familiarity from the desktop so as to not dilute the user's comfort and confidence by being completely foreign.
> -----Original Message----- > From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Alexandre Plennevaux > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:53 AM > To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com > Subject: [jQuery] Re: Creating an OS Web Interface in jQuery (Part I) > > > As a matter of fact, just had a good read exactly on this topic at the > ever excellent Coding Horror blog: > http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000869.html > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 4:30 PM, Rick Faircloth > <r...@whitestonemedia.com> wrote: > > > > Yes, keep up the good work. I don't of anyone whose coding can't be > > improved! > > We're all continuously learning. > > > > An "OS Interface" such as you're creating might be just the type of > > interface > > that could bridge the gap between typical desktop OS users and the new > > "Cloud" crowd. A familiar face on something new. > > > > Rick > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On > >> Behalf Of Alexandre > Plennevaux > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:18 AM > >> To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com > >> Subject: [jQuery] Re: Creating an OS Web Interface in jQuery (Part I) > >> > >> > >> ... and we will continue to read and comment on them, Adrian! Thanks a > >> lot for sharing ! > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 4:09 PM, AdrianMG <yens...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > One more thing! Thanks you for your opinions I will try to improve my > >> > english and tutorials to give more info and better explanations to the > >> > readers. > >> > > >> > Bye! > >> > > >> > On Dec 17, 4:01 pm, AdrianMG <yens...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Hi guys, I don't understand some replies... I just want to say that > >> >> the mistakes in english are because I am not good enough in english as > >> >> I would like to be, not for writting tutorials fast or similar. > >> >> > >> >> And as I said in the tutorial, it's only the first part of a serie > >> >> focused on creating a os web interface, just that hehe. > >> >> > >> >> On Dec 16, 11:57 pm, "Rick Faircloth" <r...@whitestonemedia.com> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > D'oh! :o) > >> >> > >> >> > > -----Original Message----- > >> >> > > From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com > >> >> > > [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael > Geary > >> >> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 5:39 PM > >> >> > > To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com > >> >> > > Subject: [jQuery] Re: Creating an OS Web Interface in jQuery (Part > >> >> > > I) > >> >> > >> >> > > Never mind, you beat me to it! > >> >> > >> >> > > > From: Michael Geary > >> >> > >> >> > > > Excellent point, Rick. > >> >> > >> >> > > > But I think there may be a little typo that changed the > >> >> > > > meaning to something other than what you intended? :-) > >> >> > >> >> > > > > From: Rick Faircloth > >> >> > >> >> > > > > No faster way to kill someone's enthusiasm than to simply tear > >> >> > > > > something down without any encouragement. > >> >> > >> >> > > > > It's like I tell my kids... you can't applaud the effort if not > >> >> > > > > the > >> >> > > > > performance. And, if asked, give encouraging criticism. > > > >
