If from one side is true that many modern interfaces (mostly M$, though) are made for people who know nothing about computing, from one another is clear that some good ones (in terms of usability) help the user to keep concentrated on his work.
On a mac, on a recent gnome, on a kde, etc. it's easier for a user to keep track of multiple jobs without thinking about the OS, but rather thinking about contents. It's a matter of fact that computers are mostly used to do things that have nothing to do with programming and sysadmin, and also developers here must, while programming/administering the machine, maybe write a letter to the insurance, browse 20+ pages while looking at a calendar (maybe shared) during a phone call, opening the accounting program for taxes and so on... In 2019, doing all of the above with fvwm, twm, (whatever-tiny)wm not only feels awkward, but also time consuming and less flexible. The argument that one just has to type "command &" is not as valid as just clicking an icon when one of your hands is busy holding the phone or a document. And, btw, let's say it: fvwm looks like 70s/80s, it's full of charm for retrocomputing but it's pretty ugly to see in 2019. And many people prefer just right clicking on a picture to change background rather than finding which config file they gotta change and then change it. Because config files are good, but total lack of automatization for basic activies is just time consuming, not sexy. Not to speak about fonts, icons and, especially, different languages (I mean alphabets) managing.... just shifting to a non-latin keyboard becomes hell. On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 8:09 PM Antoine Jacoutot <ajacou...@bsdfrog.org> wrote: > On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 02:04:13PM -0400, Nathan Hartman wrote: > > On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 1:26 PM Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> > > wrote: > > > > > As I travel this earth I continue to be amazed at peoples' fascination > > > with tiny fonts. Perhaps that's to pack more stuff on the screen. But > > > then they go on to make the text low contrast in the name of "pretty", > > > thereby locking out those who can't correct to 20/20. And just to rub > > > salt in the wounds, they always make their tiny black background > > > terminals transparent, so random noise can confuse further. > > > > > > SteveT > > > > > > I am similarly amazed. > > > > User interfaces have gotten progressively > > worse over the last 15 years and the trend > > continues. > > Nowadays, computer interfaces are designed for people who don't know nor > care > about computers. > Different times... > > -- > Antoine > >
