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Re: [SM-Discuss] RFC: sorcery usabilty study results
- From: seth AT swoolley.homeip.net
- To: Eric K Sandall <eric AT sandall.us>
- Cc: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] RFC: sorcery usabilty study results
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:02:31 -0700
On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 05:58:42PM -0700, Eric K Sandall wrote:
> On Monday 31 March 2008 16:26:40 Ladislav Hagara wrote:
> > >> So here is the sorted initial list of the shortcuts and what they woud
> > >> run: cc - cast --queue (who can spell queue anyway?)
> > >> cp - cleanse --prune
> > >> dd - dispel --downgrade
> > >> gs - gaze search
> > >> gv - gaze version
> > >> sg - sorcery upgrade
> > >> sh - sorcery hold
> > >> sq - sorcery -q
> > >> su - scribe update
> > >
> > > In my opinion these are a very bad idea. They will confuse users more
> > > (because the meaning behind them will be hidden), and worse, they will
> >
> > I also do not like this idea. It is very confusing. Moreover most of
> > your shortcuts are regular names of Unix commands.
> >
> > For new users I would created links started with smgl- (smgl-cast;
> > smgl-dispel; smgl-scribe; ...) so if user does not know the right
> > command he/she just writes smgl- and presses TAB and can see all sorcery
> > commands.
> >
> > Users can use bash-completion.
>
> That may not be a bad feature to have added: symlinks of smgl-<command> to
> <command>.
man sorcery
see also section
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[SM-Discuss] RFC: sorcery usabilty study results,
Jaka Kranjc, 03/31/2008
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Re: [SM-Discuss] RFC: sorcery usabilty study results,
flux, 03/31/2008
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Re: [SM-Discuss] RFC: sorcery usabilty study results,
Ladislav Hagara, 03/31/2008
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Re: [SM-Discuss] RFC: sorcery usabilty study results,
Eric K Sandall, 03/31/2008
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Re: [SM-Discuss] RFC: sorcery usabilty study results,
seth, 03/31/2008
- Re: [SM-Discuss] RFC: sorcery usabilty study results, Eric K Sandall, 03/31/2008
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Re: [SM-Discuss] RFC: sorcery usabilty study results,
seth, 03/31/2008
- Re: [SM-Discuss] RFC: sorcery usabilty study results, Ismael Luceno, 03/31/2008
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Re: [SM-Discuss] RFC: sorcery usabilty study results,
Eric K Sandall, 03/31/2008
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Re: [SM-Discuss] RFC: sorcery usabilty study results,
Ladislav Hagara, 03/31/2008
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Re: [SM-Discuss] RFC: sorcery usabilty study results,
flux, 03/31/2008
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