Re: Command Line Interfaces

Subject: Re: Command Line Interfaces
From: "David M. Brown" <dmbrown -at- brown-inc -dot- com>
To: Techwr-L post <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 16:39:55 -0700

Janet Valade wrote:
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> A user using a command line interface is looking at nothing.
> There are no cues what to do next.

Sure--DOS that leaves you hanging :) but a good command-line interface includes prompts for each required bit of information and vvalidates input for uer error.

Command-line interfaces may not be as *pretty* as GUIs, but they can be just as "friendly."

--David

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