Posted by: Charles Tryon
on March 02, 2004 12:55 AM
> I thought I was alone thinking that linux UI's sucked.<nobr> <wbr></nobr>...
I'll beg to differ on the blanket nature of this statement. I think it's safe to say some GUI's are completely crippled, some suck, some are clumsy but generally workable, but some Linux GUIs are downright slick. Frankly, it's the ones you don't even think about that are the best designs. I think we should spend less time complaining about the crippled UI's and more time thinking about the good ones, and what makes them good. I think ESR's statements about "discoverability" (is there such a word?) are pretty spot-on, but there are plenty of other well known patterns for designing good interfaces.
So, what is your favorite Linux application UI, and what makes the UI good?
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What about the GOOD ones?
Posted by: Charles Tryon on March 02, 2004 12:55 AMI'll beg to differ on the blanket nature of this statement. I think it's safe to say some GUI's are completely crippled, some suck, some are clumsy but generally workable, but some Linux GUIs are downright slick. Frankly, it's the ones you don't even think about that are the best designs. I think we should spend less time complaining about the crippled UI's and more time thinking about the good ones, and what makes them good. I think ESR's statements about "discoverability" (is there such a word?) are pretty spot-on, but there are plenty of other well known patterns for designing good interfaces.
So, what is your favorite Linux application UI, and what makes the UI good?
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