On 7/17/05, Nicolas Mailhot <Nicolas.Mailhot@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > And unfortunately it's a bad distinction. > The real one is repetitive/non repetitive tasks. > Anything repetitive will always be better served by a rigid interface > like a terminal, not something as changing as the GUI. > > Just go look at any POS system - you'll never find even such a basic > thing as a mouse cursor. And the people using them have no CS doctorates > (at least most of them) Are you on crack? There are many POS systems that have 'GUIS" and and driven by a touch screen interface instead of a "mouse" without exposing a terminal or a full keyboard. The existence of a "mouse cursor" is not the definition of a "GUI" The WaWa convience store sub sandwich ordering interface has no terminal.. no cmdline..it has no keyboard.. but it certaintly is a "graphical" "user" "interface".. i see normal people use it all the time... the interface even gives you a nice solid sounding "click" sound when you press a "button" on the touch screen. You can do your whole sandwich order looking at nothing but the graphical depiction of each sandwich and condiment.. I could have used one of those marvelous "graphical interfaces" when i was in Budapest back in the day. No mouse or mouse cursor because touch screen interfaces that are designed well can avoid the need a mouse and thus the depiction of a cursor. But it is a GUI... and it is a form of POS. Additionally Many of the self-checkout stations in grocery stores in my area also have "GUI" POS systems that don't expose a commandline or a physical keyboard or mouse. The have a barcode scanner and a touch screen.. and a software keyboard to use when the barcode reader fails. -jef"drowning in hyperbole and over-statement"spaleta -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
