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Re: default filemanager
by Ben on Sunday 25/Feb/2007, @01:37

I live in a famaly of permement beginners, and I've studied their software habits.

What they don't understand they ignore* meaning functionality cannot hurt them unless it bloats the program or introduces a security risk.

* There is one exception, if the computer asks them a question, something like this is the first time you've used this program, please custiomise it. This can confuse them and then they ask me for help.

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Re: default filemanager
by illogic-al on Sunday 25/Feb/2007, @07:17

I don't live in a family of beginners. I won't pretend to be a studier of software habits. I have made a few observations on my short time here on planet earth with respect to people and computer programs.
a) People don't like change
b) People like simple interfaces
However, if an interface is changed to be simpler then
c) People don't like simple interfaces if it requires them to change how they work.

Boggles my mind. The thing with dolphin being available is that "people" in group A will be happy since they can keep on using konq; people in group B will be happy since they get to use something simpler, and the rest of you in group C will be happy as you get to complain about something.
Then you'll actually be even happier when you start using the apps and settle into groups A or B again. There'll even be a rare few who will, astonishingly, settle into groups A and B!
i.e. switch to Dolphin and then not want to change.

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