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- From: melby@dove.yk.Fujitsu.CO.JP (John B. Melby)
- Newsgroups: comp.windows.misc,comp.windows.news,comp.windows.x,comp.human-factors
- Subject: Re: GUIs Considered Harmful
- Message-ID: <MELBY.92Sep3004055@dove.yk.Fujitsu.CO.JP>
- Date: 3 Sep 92 00:40:55 GMT
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- In-reply-to: david@gdstech.grumman.com's message of 1 Sep 92 23:50:34 JST
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- >What is "chrome"?
-
- Chrome is a rust-resistant metal which is often used to plate iron.
- Eventually, the chrome peels off, exposing the rust underneath.
-
- The term seems to refer to extra baggage of a GUI which is "showing
- its age." In particular (based on the current discussion):
-
- (1) Awkward features which are included in a GUI for backwards compatibility
- with an earlier look-and-feel.
-
- (2) New features in a long-established GUI which essentially do little but
- add complexity and clutter.
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- John B. Melby
- Fujitsu Limited, Yokohama
- melby%yk.fujitsu.co.jp@fai.com
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