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2011/8/11 Simon Wise :

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> On 11/08/11 03:28, Emanuel Rumpf wrote:

>>

>> Are you actually suggesting me to read the manuals of all the programs

>> I've been trying (hundreds) , before having even used them ?  :)

>

> or lurking on lists like this, and hearing from those who have tried them,

> or asking colleagues who have the same needs or ...

>

I'm not saying "don't" -  manuals and other resources are helpful and I use

them too, but it's not the first thing I do when exploring applications.

>>

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>> An application that doesn't attend to the GUI may create

>> the impression that internals might be equally messed up.

>

> or that it is written to be used in an unusual way - maybe because its

> purpose is not similar to a word processor or a spreadsheet so its interface

> may not be familiar - take Blender,

Blender very much attended to the UI, but it's a program

where you're likely to be lost without manual.
>

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> yes, one crashed immediately - not a good sign. Either the app was not good,

> or it was not properly installed on your system, did you ever find out

> which?

>

AFAIKT it was a bug in the application. (what else)

I tried a different version with equal issue.

I couldn't wait for that to become fixed

and generally tend to mistrust apps (claimed stable) that crash.

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E.R.

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