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Roy Culley <rgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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> <40mgu3-vmo.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
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>> Sinister Midget <phydeaux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> On 2006-09-23, Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted something concerning:
>>>> On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 18:56:26 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Speaking of need for freedom...
>>>>>
>>>>> Will Zune begin instructing artists on how to compose their music?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Microsoft Vista User Interface Guidelines Published
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>>| "Microsoft has published the preliminary Official User Interface
>>>>>| Guidelines for Windows Vista. Highlights include Top 12 Rules
>>>>>| for the Windows Vista User Experience ? and the use of
>>>>>| screenshots from Windows XP as examples of what not to do. The
>>>>>| full guidelines are as yet incomplete, but what is there makes
>>>>>| for interesting reading." >>>> `----
>>>>>
>>>>> http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/23/0551208&from=rss
>>>>
>>>> What a fucking moron you are Roy.
>>>>
>>>> Microsoft, as well as Apple, and many Unix vendors publish style
>>>> guidelines.
>>>
>>><quote>
>>> and the use of screenshots from Windows XP as an example of what
>>> not to do
>>></quote>
>>>
>>> Won't eat their own dog food. But not exactly news, though. When
>>> was the last time they followed their own "standards"?
>>>
>>><paraphrase>
>>> What a fucking moron you are Erik.
>>></paraphrase>
>>
>> You can tell how successful Roy is being here when you see that the
>> Erik F trollname is resorting to gutter language and abuse. It's
>> been a long time, hasn't it, but it's there now. It would be nice
>> to say that I feel sorry for him, but I can't say that I do. I find
>> it hard to grasp what motivates people with no principles.
>
> I hate to say it but Erik is right on this one. GUI guidlines are
> important. Sun produced 2 books on Openlook. One for GUI developers
> and one covering style. Motif had loads of docs on this as well. No
> doubt kde and gnome have similar docs.
>
> Roy's criticism of MS is wrong here IMHO.
>
Perhaps it's right and perhaps it's wrong. Using XP screenshots as
examples of how not to do it was interesting, and I thought, quite
funny. Further to this, MS's own applications are consistently
inconsistent anyway, so it's hard to see how they're in a position to
tell others what to do. Apple, otoh, do a good job of this. I don't
think Roy was wrong, I think MS are highly hypocritical here, and
there's nothign wrong with saying so.
My point was about how low Erik F has gone, to be honest.
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