2009/6/28 Hernán Morales Durand <hernan.morales at gmail.com>:
> To my view, Squeak doesn't fit very well with the production-line
> programmer-worker.
>
> Then, my vote is not positive for color uniformity in Squeak :)
>
> Hernán

Hello Hernán!

This is a very passionate text to unveil your opinion. Thank you. Do
not get me wrong on my ideas: they are not about striving for
conventionalism but rather suggesting an avenue of solution that might
eventually be suitable and feasible.

You might well convince me that an ergonomics based on any popular
professional tools is not the optimal solution for Squeak. However,
don't tell me that the current UI is suitable for grown-up programmers
and professionals. It is not. Childish, confusing, undocumented, ugly,
outdated and "eccentric". Have better ideas than mine? Be my guest. =)

The issue is important because the growth rate of the community is low
and a certain amount of existing members move to other forks. Hernàn,
you're using Squeak for some time already. You can customize Squeak UI
as you deem necessary. Others might not. Morphic has no viable
documentation. We need a standard image with something visually and
ergonomically appealing, something approachable.

I have tried to introduce Squeak to acquaintances but it failed in
general. One of the common reason is the "weird" interface. What can I
do about it? Kick them in the nuts and tell them they don't know what
they're talking about? =)

The colour scheme doesn't really matter, does it?

We could be rebel and eccentric on other things than colours. I think...

Then we don't want to change colours because it upsets some in the
community. "Everybody can get Squeak with the features he desires,
provided it is backward compatible." What will happen when the
community desires a feature that will inflect such changes that will
not be backward compatible? Well, we do have constraints. Heck, I've
been told that we are unlikely to have international keyboard input
because its implementation would certainly break the compatibility...
oh, gee...

It's not that I want to be controversial... simply, I think, we should
not toss away the idea to be appealing to a greater mass, especially
if it helps Squeak to survive and move forward. It's not like we need
less manpower...

Regards,
Ian

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