Open systems (was Re: What computer would you buy to replace your //* ?)

[90taobri@wave.scar.utoronto.ca (TAO BRIAN T)]

In article <54703@sophia.inria.fr>, Guillaume Laurent writes...
> 
> Unix is still easier to customize than MS-DOS, or X Windows than the Mac
> GUI.

    I think it's easier to drop in a few init's or desk accessories into
my System folder than twiddling with my .tcshrc or .xsession files.

> You didn't get my point. I wasn't thinking about a computer neophyte,
> but of a confirmed user.

    You're not going too many computers in the PC (i.e, non-workstation)
market if you don't consider computer neophytes.

> Ok, let's take a simple example. I'm in front of a Mac and a X terminal,
> and I want to change the label of a button in an application.
> 
> Under X Win. all I have to do is edit my .Xdefaults file, which
> structure is rather easy to understand, and that can be edited with any
> text editor.  Adding a line in that file with a simple cut&paste from a
> similar line, then relauching the application and that's all.

    On the Mac at any rate, you just rename the application icon.  The
menu will change accordingly.  I don't even think you have to relaunch.

> On the Mac : launch yet another application that will install the font,
> probably by copying the file to the directory where it belongs, but I
> won't know anything about this. Ok, by now the Mac OS has separate
> directories, but Apple itselft strongly discourage to do any operations
> in those, and urges you to use proper installers instead.

    Let me check the date on your article.... hmmmm, it *does* say
"1993", so where have you been?  On both the GS and the Mac, you just
drag your font files over to the System folder and they will
automatically be dropped into the Fonts folder.  Apple does not
"recommend" using an installer for this because there is no such thing
as an installer anymore!  Please straighten out your facts before
posting.
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