Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cwjcc!gatech!purdue!decwrl!sun!pitstop!sundc!seismo!uunet!mcvax!enea!kth!draken!liuida!mikhe From: mikhe@mystefix.liu.se (Mike Henry) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Structured Graphics Standard Message-ID: <927@mystefix.liu.se> Date: 21 Sep 88 12:52:14 GMT Organization: CIS Dept, Univ of Linkoping, Sweden Lines: 37 References: In article <925@mystefix.liu.se> mikhe@mystefix.liu.se (Mike Henry) writes: [Munch, Munch, Munch... BURP!!] I would just like to take the opportunity and add a few comments: 1. I believe that 400-525 zillion people use MacDraw and CricketDraw because they are EASY to learn and use (and also because they have Mac's, yucc B^). Not to say that our beloved isn't, but I believe that we sometimes forget how important it is to really make it easy for the beginner. Things like online help an iconification helps. There is a HELP button right in the middle of the keyboard, is it OFTEN used?? Don't you think programs should be self explanatory?? This adds size to the program of course. Copy protection requirements have forced developers to make the program (to say the least) cryptic without the manual which is also a detriment to the EASY program concept. (OK I got a little carried away) 2. I don't know of one Laserprinter (with or without PostScript) that outputs hardcopies in COLOR. Also few copying machines duplicate color print in color! OK other color printers are improving their output quality, but I feel that a nice and ordinary Draw program that outputs in Black and White (so that you can run it through your Xerox copier and actually DUPLICATE and DISTRIBUTE it) would do the trick. Any flames ?? --Mike Disclaim ? ME ? I don't even have an employer !! /// -----------------------------------------------------------------------` /// UUCP : mikhe@majestix.liu.se OR /// {seismo,mcvax,munnari}!enea!liuida!majestix!mikhe \\\ /// ARPA : mikhe%majestix.{ida.liu.se,UUCP}@seismo.CSS.GOV \\X// SNAIL: Mike Henry, Alsattersg. 3C:20, S-582 51 Linkoping SWEDEN VVV ------------------------------------------------------------------------------