Chris's Wiki :: blog/programming/GoodGraphicalInterfaces Commentshttps://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/GoodGraphicalInterfaces?atomcommentsDWiki2008-11-25T22:38:08ZRecent comments in Chris's Wiki :: blog/programming/GoodGraphicalInterfaces.By Chris Siebenmann on /blog/programming/GoodGraphicalInterfacestag:CSpace:blog/programming/GoodGraphicalInterfaces:d66243ec165669f5a535fcb5530ac8310f019c0fChris Siebenmann<div class="wikitext"><p>With the disclaimer that everyone's tastes are different: the two graphical
text editing environments I have considered really good (in different ways)
are Rob Pike's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_(text_editor)">sam</a> and
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acme_(text_editor)">acme</a> (although I will
admit that I use a slightly patched version of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_(text_editor)">sam</a> that adds
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acme_(text_editor)">acme</a>-style chorded editing). Sam especially makes me love the mouse
and what I can do with it.</p>
<p>(One of the things I think that helps <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_(text_editor)">sam</a> a lot is that it understands
that the mouse has limits and doesn't try to do everything with it, to the
extent that it has a very powerful command environment too.)</p>
</div>2008-11-25T22:38:08ZFrom 71.65.56.124 on /blog/programming/GoodGraphicalInterfacestag:CSpace:blog/programming/GoodGraphicalInterfaces:417fe5780d464b07b3b74527ff70b0aab01dc1c0From 71.65.56.124<div class="wikitext"><p>I know that I haven't used one. In fact, I seek out UIs that allow me to use the keyboard as much as possible. I judge a GUI by the extent to which it stays out of my way. KDE and Gnome are pretty low on that list, unless you modify the settings extensively. WindowMaker is my favorite, but I've heard good things about ratpoison. </p>
<p>Do you have any examples of good UIs which make you want to use your mouse? I'd like to experience them, just to see what it was like. </p>
<p>--Matt Simmons<br>
<a href="http://standalone-sysadmin.blogspot.com">http://standalone-sysadmin.blogspot.com</a></p>
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