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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: pixie's splash
From:       Matthias Elter <me () ns ! lst ! de>
Date:       2000-08-30 16:08:53
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On Wed, Aug 30, 2000 at 09:01:20AM -0700, Lotzi Boloni wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Matthias Elter wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 30, 2000 at 09:39:47AM -0500, mosfet wrote:
> > > Having the image/logo window as the default interface is a standard \
> > > on Unix (xv, ee, imagemagick, etc... all use it), and I rather like \
> > > it.
> > 
> > Yes, some of the old Unix apps really set negative standards when it \
> > comes to useability. XV has a broken GUI and both ee and imagemagick \
> > thought it was a clever idea to clone it. ;-) But you are the author so \
> > you decide.
> 
> Hmm... about xv having a broken GUI - I am not that sure about it. I keep \
>  going back to it whenever I really have to arrange large collections of 
> photos - none of the other programs come even close in usability, \
> stability,  minimum number of clicks needed to perform tasks and the \
> speed of the image  previewer and integrated file manager.


How exactly does a spalsh screen as default interface help you to arrange \
large collections of photos. What does the speed of the previewer and file \
manager have to do with the GUI?


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