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And that's the beauty of script writing learned at the user level
where custom menu type scripts can be writtin for just about
anything.  I'm currently working on a menu solution for burning cd's
for example.

On Mon, May 13, 2002 at 11:09:04AM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote:
> Charlie:
> 
> Well, there's absolutely nothing stopping someone from writing
> such a menuing system! 
> 
> hint hint hint
> 
> Getting people to use it instead of the command line? Well,
> that's another story.
> 
> Here's what I think will happen. Some peopl will chose it because
> it seems to make life simple. Then they'll want to do something
> the menus don't support. Then the author gets mail saying "why
> doesn't your menu ..." Then were are you?
> 
> Back at the command line?
> 
> Hopefully. Because the alternative, a fully capable menuing
> system, is far worse.
> 
> Just goes to say there's no substitute for learning.
> 
> On Mon, 13 May 2002, Charles Crawford wrote:
> 
> > Jim,
> > 
> >          There is access not far off.  I would like to see a menuing system 
> > for Linix text mode that would reduce the criptic command line having to 
> > remember all those commands and switches.
> > 
> > -- charlie Crawford.
> > At 10:12 PM 05/12/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Do you think we will ever have access to the gui?
> > >
> > >I find that I can access things faster in windows then in Linux text 
> > >mode.  I will admit that linux works much better then windows or the winxp.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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