[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] N800 GUI Improvements from a Newton Developer's Perspective

[From: Levi Bard]

> > Overall, you made some good points, but it felt to me like they were
> > semi-submerged within the general current of, "I'm angry because the
> > N800 isn't a Newton with updated hardware and a stripped-down OSX."
>
> One thing I really like about maemo is there are things improving in
> every rev. Has anyone else been disgusted about the same gui problems in
> release after release of pocketpc? Things that look like hyperlinks are
> really buttons with side effects... that awful dialog when you start to
> edit a recurring event... these rankle me every time. MS seems
> determined to never improve these but at least with maemo there's a real
> chance to see fundamental improvements.

I agree - a lot of things have improved since OS2005.

> No one should get offended by any facet of this discussion. I won't get
> religious about an object store and if there is someone out there who is
> passionate about having extra gutters, you should be able to voice it
> without recriminations. :)

I'm not offended, and I apologize if it came across that I was.  Those
are just my comments on the article as I saw it, since he asked for
feedback.

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