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From: tedj@hpcilzb.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Re: MacUser Hypercard coverage (now Hypercard user interface)
Message-ID: <870048@hpcilzb.HP.COM>
Date: Tue, 24-Nov-87 16:54:26 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 24 16:54:26 1987
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/ hpcilzb:comp.sys.mac / cramer%clem@Sun.COM (Sam Cramer) /  1:54 pm  Nov 23, 1987 /
>Chuq and Zigurd write defending Hypercard against attack on inconsistent
>user interface grounds.  I beg to differ.

>I find the non-standard user interface of Hypercard most distressing.  The
>strongest point of the Macintosh is its simple and consistent user interface.

I agree.

In addition,  I think that this whole hypertext system can be very
dis-orienting.   Sure, it's fine to be able to jump back and forth
between related ideas, but how do you know you haven't missed something
incredibly important unless you have the option of processing the
information LINEARLY? 

Also, I don't like the fact that you can only display ONE card at a
time.  I wouldn't like to only be able to see ONE PAGE
of a reference book at a time, because I would lose track
of the context; skimming through the pages IN A LINEAR FASHION
is much more effective.

	-Ted 

	"I guess I'm just a linear kind of guy."