From: wgreenhouse@riseup.net (W. Greenhouse)
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: What's an even easier explanation how to setup gnus ...
Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 21:26:04 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87r4d6x6dv.fsf@motoko.kusanagi> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87wqmzjvly.fsf@gmail.com
Thorsten Jolitz <tjolitz@gmail.com> writes:
> Please don't feel compelled, I don't think that thread was meant so
> seriously (including my post). But if you want to expose your
> grandparents to the world of computers for the very first time, and you
> love them more than you love RMS, maybe you should consider my anecdotal
> evidence ...
My grandmother (and presumably many people's grandparents) used
computers for work, and they were command-line based with monochrome
displays. Why assume that touchscreen GUIs are inherently intuitive?
(Hint: the fact that they don't come with manuals is not evidence of this).
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-09-02 21:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-08-13 2:54 What's an even easier explanation how to setup gnus Don Saklad
2013-08-13 7:11 ` Thorsten Jolitz
[not found] ` <mailman.3094.1376377917.12400.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-08-13 14:55 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-08-13 15:41 ` Thorsten Jolitz
[not found] ` <mailman.3131.1376408540.12400.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-08-13 16:23 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-08-28 9:49 ` Glen Stark
2013-09-02 11:44 ` Thorsten Jolitz
2013-09-02 13:20 ` Jambunathan K
2013-09-02 21:26 ` W. Greenhouse [this message]
2013-09-03 12:35 ` Richard Riley
[not found] ` <mailman.1212.1378157299.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-09-02 22:01 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
2013-09-03 0:58 ` W. Greenhouse
2013-09-03 2:12 ` Rustom Mody
2013-09-03 2:44 ` W. Greenhouse
2013-09-03 12:36 ` Richard Riley
[not found] ` <mailman.1233.1378176315.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-09-03 3:56 ` Rustom Mody
2013-09-03 12:38 ` Richard Riley
2013-09-03 14:37 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-09-03 16:44 ` W. Greenhouse
2013-09-03 20:13 ` Jambunathan K
[not found] ` <mailman.1282.1378239114.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-09-04 3:40 ` Rustom Mody
2013-09-02 13:55 ` Jambunathan K
2013-08-13 17:58 ` Carson Chittom
2013-08-13 19:01 ` configurable means hard? [was: ... easier explanation how to setup gnus ...] Drew Adams
2013-08-13 20:30 ` Carson Chittom
2013-08-13 21:01 ` Drew Adams
2013-08-14 5:19 ` Yuri Khan
[not found] ` <mailman.3178.1376457548.12400.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-08-14 5:26 ` Rustom Mody
2013-08-14 14:05 ` Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <mailman.3159.1376425851.12400.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-08-14 14:02 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-08-14 14:44 ` Drew Adams
2013-08-14 17:14 ` Rustom Mody
2013-08-16 18:40 ` Ken Goldman
[not found] ` <mailman.188.1376678430.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-08-17 10:59 ` Rustom Mody
[not found] ` <mailman.3146.1376420497.12400.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-08-14 3:11 ` Jason Rumney
2013-08-13 20:17 ` What's an even easier explanation how to setup gnus W. Greenhouse
[not found] ` <mailman.3154.1376425093.12400.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-08-14 3:29 ` Rustom Mody
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