The only command line app I hate with a passion is the command line ftp client. I'd rather use a gui ftp client under winblows to get files off of ftp sites, and the only time I use the command line client is when I know the exact path of the filename, and not for unfamiliar servers. If a better ftp client was written, i.e. Allowing one to use arrows to select the file or dir, and press enter on it to download. ------------------------------- Alex Snow Email: alex_snow at gmx.net BBS: telnet://bbs1.dyndns.org web: http://web.alex-snow.dhs.org The Computer Repair Guy: If It Ain't Broke, I'll mess With It Till It Is! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toby Fisher" <toby_fisher@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 9:33 PM Subject: Re: General question about Linux > On Sat, 20 Jul 2002, Octavian Rasnita wrote: > > <snip> > > > They say that Linux is better than Windows, but they probably want to tell > > that the command line is better than the graphical interface also. > > Absolutely right. The number of people who are pleasantly surprised when > I show them faster ways to do stuff without their mouse, well I would be a > millionaire if I had a hundred pounds for each one! > > It's also a scientifically proven fact that, while good for beginners, > advanced users can perform tasks much faster with the keyboard than the > mouse, and in fact in some offices, even those that use MS Office etc, > mice are banned! > > HTH > > -- > Toby Fisher Email: toby at g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > ICQ: #61744808 > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
