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Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme
From: |
Dieter Wilhelm |
Subject: |
Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme |
Date: |
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:50:17 +0200 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.95 (gnu/linux) |
Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
> Not so when the explanation for the existence of thumbs is so concise.
> The user is guided and recommended to tumme and in one sentence you
> could mention thumbs as an alternative for image viewing. The user
> has then the option to experiment.
>
> That IS a conceptual cost. It means that instead of a simple and
> clear recommendation, we say "maybe this, maybe that."
> Users can find this confusing.
In the contrary, you should give a simple and clear recommendation:
"tumme" and you could say, by recognising that we are not living in an
ideal, logical world but in a world were some things are also a matter
of taste, that "thumbs" has evolved as an alternative (for dauntless
and inquisitive minds ;-)).
--
Best wishes
H. Dieter Wilhelm
Darmstadt, Germany
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, (continued)
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Richard Matthew Stallman, 2007/04/11
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Nick Roberts, 2007/04/11
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Richard Matthew Stallman, 2007/04/12
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Nick Roberts, 2007/04/12
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Dieter Wilhelm, 2007/04/12
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Mathias Dahl, 2007/04/13
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Dieter Wilhelm, 2007/04/14
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Richard Stallman, 2007/04/14
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Dieter Wilhelm, 2007/04/15
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Richard Stallman, 2007/04/16
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme,
Dieter Wilhelm <=
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Mathias Dahl, 2007/04/16
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Dieter Wilhelm, 2007/04/16
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Richard Stallman, 2007/04/17
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Mathias Dahl, 2007/04/18
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Dieter Wilhelm, 2007/04/18
- RE: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Drew Adams, 2007/04/19
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Richard Stallman, 2007/04/18
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Kim F. Storm, 2007/04/19
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, David Kastrup, 2007/04/19
- Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme, Mathias Dahl, 2007/04/19