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nerys · 06-10-2007, 08:09 AM

One problem. That dozen knobs per dozen channels. THATS the GUI while the simple speaker and mics with 2 knobs. THATS the CLI

You have it backwards. with the massive sound board I can usually "find" the simple "knobs" right away just by glancing over the board and outright IGNORE the rest until I learn what they do.

Why is the simple setup with 2 knobs like a CLI well its all MANUAL and HIDDEN. I can do everything the Massive sound board can do "if I know how" ie solder in components as needed take meters and probes to different connections and alter than as needed.

the GUI is the massive sound board. the CLI is the simple interface with 2 knobs.

Now the easy touse massive well marked sound board is the eq of a GOOD gui while the sloppy nothing marked massive sound board is the eq of a bad gui.

either one is better for most people than the CLI.

I have no idea how a PDF is driving me craxy because it will not let me change page size NO they are not vector based who the heck thought of that ??? PDF's assume the properties of whatever you shove inside them so the FONTS can be vector based but the content is most definatly not. HTML flows pdf's make them RIGID since the sony reader does not "reflow" the pdf is simply SCALES it to your screen.

A CLI is never intrinsically better than a GUI. a gui will always be better because a GUI is a mode of how our BRAINS actually work.

When you have to "type" brain /breath /repeat every 20 seconds to make your lungs work come back and talk to me :-)

How do you make dinner ? Assemble a Bicycle ? Fold a paper airplane?

Certaintly not by any form or eq to a CLI. its all GUI its just how we interact with the world.

there are "some" benifits to integrating CLI features into a GUI. example keyboard shortcuts. They are great. useless at the get go but once you have gotten used to them IE memorized the ones you need or want they are wonderful.

CTRL+C and V or X and V are so much easier than moving mouse click file edit then etc.. etc..

06-10-2007, 08:09 AM	#62
nerys Addict Posts: 243 Karma: 48 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: PRS 500 - REB 1200	One problem. That dozen knobs per dozen channels. THATS the GUI while the simple speaker and mics with 2 knobs. THATS the CLI You have it backwards. with the massive sound board I can usually "find" the simple "knobs" right away just by glancing over the board and outright IGNORE the rest until I learn what they do. Why is the simple setup with 2 knobs like a CLI well its all MANUAL and HIDDEN. I can do everything the Massive sound board can do "if I know how" ie solder in components as needed take meters and probes to different connections and alter than as needed. the GUI is the massive sound board. the CLI is the simple interface with 2 knobs. Now the easy touse massive well marked sound board is the eq of a GOOD gui while the sloppy nothing marked massive sound board is the eq of a bad gui. either one is better for most people than the CLI. I have no idea how a PDF is driving me craxy because it will not let me change page size NO they are not vector based who the heck thought of that ??? PDF's assume the properties of whatever you shove inside them so the FONTS can be vector based but the content is most definatly not. HTML flows pdf's make them RIGID since the sony reader does not "reflow" the pdf is simply SCALES it to your screen. A CLI is never intrinsically better than a GUI. a gui will always be better because a GUI is a mode of how our BRAINS actually work. When you have to "type" brain /breath /repeat every 20 seconds to make your lungs work come back and talk to me :-) How do you make dinner ? Assemble a Bicycle ? Fold a paper airplane? Certaintly not by any form or eq to a CLI. its all GUI its just how we interact with the world. there are "some" benifits to integrating CLI features into a GUI. example keyboard shortcuts. They are great. useless at the get go but once you have gotten used to them IE memorized the ones you need or want they are wonderful. CTRL+C and V or X and V are so much easier than moving mouse click file edit then etc.. etc..