[sldev] Roadmap: 1.19.0 Viewer

Dzonatas dzonatas at dzonux.net
Sun Jan 13 13:45:12 PST 2008


Argent Stonecutter wrote:
> On 2008-01-13, at 11:42, Jason Giglio wrote:
>> This is absolutely wrong, and it shows you didn't even read the essay.
>
> I've read that essay multiple times, in different variants. It is 
> always written by people who confuse user interface features with 
> software design. Preference panes are a user interface feature for 
> making the most commonly used configuration options easy to get to for 
> casual users. Configuration options are parts of a software package's 
> API.
>
> I've also used Gnome, and other programs written by people who take 
> that shit seriously, so I know what the thinking behind the essay 
> actually leads to.
>


I've used Gnome...  svg enabled desktop...  gahd that is frakin slick!!




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