<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/31/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Rich Warren</b> <<a href="mailto:rwmlist@gmail.com">rwmlist@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>I think there are a couple of other barriers to Squeak in particular.<br>I think the user interface is a huge one. Let's just say, the UI for<br>3.8 seems a bit...how should I say it...aesthetically challenged. 3.9<br>
looks like it will be a big step forward, but it's still not great.<br><br>There's also a pretty serious learning curve before you can even use<br>the interface. I'm sure halos have driven away more than one<br>potential user. They seem so foreign at first.
<br><br><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all">Not all thinks this way(may be little but still are there), so you can not generalize that conclusion.<br><br>I seriously had one day learning curve with Squeak UI (obviously it differs from person to person) (i came from Java Swing background). I found Squeak UI more
<b>initiative and usable</b>.<br>Personally i don't agree that halos are scary.<br>I think user aesthetics is personal issue.<br><br>Just my 0.002 Rupees<br>-- <br>Hiren J.Thacker [ <a href="http://www.jroller.com/page/daredevil">
www.jroller.com/page/daredevil</a> ]<br>