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Post #275,576 by CRConrad 12/12/06 3:53:56 PM Reply	Then again, that might be the pinnacle of elegance and... ...simplicity: Just a single text box, for the real pros to write the correct command-line options in, exactly as they'd appear at the shell prompt. [link\|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode\|Christian R. Conrad] (I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.) Ah, the Germans: Masters of Convoluted Simplification. — [link\|http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1603\|Jehovah]
Post #275,645 by pwhysall 12/13/06 8:12:20 AM Reply	That already exists on Windows... It goes by the name of CMD.EXE Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator] [link\|http://darwinia.co.uk/\|[image\|http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/pwhysall/Misc/saveus.png\|0\|Darwinia\|\|]]
Post #275,658 by CRConrad 12/13/06 10:15:55 AM Reply	But there you have to type the name of the command itself. I'm sure this Pro version of that GUI -- that is, at least the hypopthetical variant thereof that I'm thinking of -- saves you those few keystrokes, so you only have to type the parameters. It's a great labour-saving device, you see. [link\|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode\|Christian R. Conrad] (I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.) Ah, the Germans: Masters of Convoluted Simplification. — [link\|http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1603\|Jehovah]
Post #275,671 by pwhysall 12/13/06 10:47:40 AM 12/13/06 10:48:13 AM Reply	Start->Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt Neener. If you start the MS Virtual Keyboard up, you don't have to type a thing. Which is clearly better, right? Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator] [link\|http://darwinia.co.uk/\|[image\|http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/pwhysall/Misc/saveus.png\|0\|Darwinia\|\|]] Edited by pwhysall Dec. 13, 2006, 10:48:13 AM EST Expand All History
Post #275,739 by drewk 12/13/06 9:12:07 PM Reply	[Windows][r] [enter] cmd[enter] ... much faster than mousing === Kip Hawley is still an idiot. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #275,766 by pwhysall 12/14/06 7:22:25 AM Reply	. <-- you the joke --> . Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator] [image\|http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/pwhysall/Misc/saveus.png\|0\|Darwinia\|\|]
Post #275,875 by drewk 12/15/06 11:07:30 PM Reply	Was talking about mousing to Start -> Programs -> etc === Kip Hawley is still an idiot. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]

This Is What Happens When You Let Developers Create UI - (pwhysall) - (11) - Dec. 11, 2006, 05:54:29 AM EST

That's really not so bad, IMO. - (Another Scott) - (9) - Dec. 11, 2006, 07:02:26 AM EST

Yeah, it's pretty horrible - (pwhysall) - (8) - Dec. 11, 2006, 07:28:07 AM EST

What's really scary... - (Simon_Jester) - (7) - Dec. 12, 2006, 11:13:22 AM EST

Then again, that might be the pinnacle of elegance and... - (CRConrad) - (6) - Dec. 12, 2006, 03:53:56 PM EST

That already exists on Windows... - (pwhysall) - (5) - Dec. 13, 2006, 08:12:20 AM EST

But there you have to type the name of the command itself. - (CRConrad) - (4) - Dec. 13, 2006, 10:15:55 AM EST

Start->Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt - (pwhysall) - (3) - Dec. 13, 2006, 10:48:13 AM EST

[Windows][r] [enter] cmd[enter] ... much faster than mousing -NT - (drewk) - (2) - Dec. 13, 2006, 09:12:07 PM EST

. <-- you the joke --> . -NT - (pwhysall) - (1) - Dec. 14, 2006, 07:22:25 AM EST

Was talking about mousing to Start -> Programs -> etc -NT - (drewk) - Dec. 15, 2006, 11:07:30 PM EST

Re: This Is What Happens When You Let Developers Create UI - (systems) - April 8, 2007, 05:21:31 AM EDT

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