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Re: [Gzz] Motto of good UI
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Tuomas Lukka |
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Re: [Gzz] Motto of good UI |
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Sun, 3 Nov 2002 08:22:28 +0200 |
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On Sat, Nov 02, 2002 at 10:59:12PM +0100, Benja Fallenstein wrote:
>
> Not making this a PEG, because it's a bit too small at this time to make
> sense, but I've just had an idea for a Gzz "motto:"
>
> Don't ask what you can do for your computer.
> Ask what your computer can do for you.
>
> This makes sense insofar as Gzz tries to better support humans'
> structure of thought-- rather than forcing hierarchies etc. Of course
> zzstructure forces its own structure, but potentially, it does much
> better than PUIs or folders.
Hmm. To me, the motto would mislead a little towards those horrible "intelligent
user interfaces" such as the paperclip. Which are about the opposite of Ted's
philosophy (which I've accepted): computers shouldn't be trying to do things
they're good at. They should not try to personificate themselves or anything,
they should just be the mindless tools they are. But *POWERFUL* mindless tools.
I don't want a hammer asking me "what can I do for you?" ;)
Tuomas