I've used a Mac exactly once. A long time ago when I was sending her
off to school I bought my daughter one of those little mini-Macs (I
can't recall the model) that only had a monochrome screen. I never
picked up the manual but did try to use it expecting it to be completely
intuitive. With a one button mouse how hard could it be? I can only
say that I found absolutely nothing to be intuitive and soon gave it up
in frustration. Never been back.
Chuck Norcutt
On 10/27/2010 11:19 PM, Moose wrote:
> On 10/27/2010 2:46 PM, Jan Steinman wrote:
>>> From: Chris Barker<ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> The red button on a window closes the window, not the
>>> application
>> I think Scott's point is that sometimes, clicking the red button
>> *does* close the application, as in System Preferences, whereas in
>> most cases, it does not, leaving the application running with no
>> windows open.
>>
>> I wish I had a dime for every time I went to a Mac that a Windows
>> user had been using, and found a dozen applications open, none of
>> them with any windows open!
>
> OK, I'm not a Mac basher. But I have been known to comment when their
> reputation (Aura?) doesn't match reality.
>
> The interface is supposed to be intuitive. Yet if someone not in on
> the tricks (jokes?) does the intuitive thing, you make fun of them.
>
> Let's see. I've got a word processor open, I've printed and saved the
> document, and want to quit the app. Intuitively, the red button in
> the corner looks like it may be the off button. I click it, and the
> word processor disappears.
>
> Why would I NOT think it has been closed??
>
> Oh yeah, I get it now! It has a hide me button, but not a close
> button - sure, that makes sense. Rock 'n Roll
>
> Any Mac interface defender who claims that it should take something
> more than a single mouse click to close an app gets to sit in the
> corner and drink more of the kool-aid. The great promise of the
> original Mac interface (Yes, I've used one.) was that single clicks
> and drag and drop were all you needed to do your work.
>
> Intuitive Moose
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