Re: GUI

[James Lowe]

> > > > Maybe change "Alternate Input" to "Input software," or "Input
> > > > programs," or "Progams, At least One of Which You Will Use to Enter
> > > > Your Scores if You At All Value Your Time and Sanity."

> > "Input aids".
> >
> > > Hmm, on second thought, what about calling it "Easier editing"?

> 'Aids' isn't much better for the layman than 'editor', 'GUI', etc.  How
> about 'Other input methods'?

Isn't this starting to get a bit silly? Seems like we are splitting 
hairs now.

if someone cannot fathom out what Input or Editor means, do you really 
think these are the kind of people who are going to even begin to want 
to learn how to use the software?

The analogy about learning to play the Violin being hard etc etc, I 
think illustrates the problem perfectly but not in the way the original 
poster (Kastrup I think) stated it.

People who REALLY want to play the Violin (for example) will stick with 
it through thick and thin, no matter how hard or technically difficult 
it is. However someone who thinks he wants to play the violin and then 
finds out on first go it's a bit 'hard' and not worth their time will 
not bother no matter how much you try to sweeten the pill.

No one picks up an instrument like a violin to learn just for one tune, 
no one is going to pick up lilypond to write a tune if they don't even 
know what 'editor' means at least in most cases.