GUIs Normally Make It Simple To Accomplish Simple Actions And Impossible To Accomplish Complex Actions.

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"GUIs normally make it simple to accomplish simple actions and impossible
to accomplish complex actions."
-- Doug Gwyn (22/Jun/91 in comp.unix.wizards)

Quote #252 That's what I love about GUIs: They make simple tasks easier, and complex tasks impossible.
-- -- John William Chamble...
Make plans as complex as necessary, but give simple orders.
Meyer's Law: It is a simple task to make things complex, but a complex task to make them simple.
It is simple to make things complex, but complex to make things simple. -- Meyer's 3rd Law
Only she who attempts the ridiculous can accomplish the impossible.
Never make anything simple and efficient when a way can be found to make it complex and wonderful.

GUIs Normally Make It Simple To Accomplish Simple Actions And Impossible To Accomplish Complex Actions.

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