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From: Jamie Bowden <jamie@itribe.net>
To: Wes Peters <softweyr@xmission.com>
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Subject: Re: Microsoft the GUI King (was Re: ATT Unix for Windows)
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On Sat, 30 Aug 1997, Wes Peters wrote:

Lot's of GUI design, and Microsoft stuff deleted.

ONe thing to remember when designing the interface for any program, never
make me have to use my mouse to use a feature.  If I can't do it without
leaving the keyboard, I probably won't.  If it's important, and I can't do
it without a mouse, you just lost a customer.  I have spoken to many non
CS types who hate being forced to use a mouse as well.  If you want to put
all your cool features on buttons and mouse driven menus, go for it, but
make them accessable via keystroke as well.

Jamie Bowden

System Administrator, iTRiBE.net