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May 20, 2009
Oh my, UI: Evolution of the dialog from hell
Various friends have been pointing out that Aquamacs features in blogs these days, which is great. They're all pointing out our (rarely seen) dialog from hell, which has too many buttons in a not-so-logical arrangement.
Luckily, we've already thought of something for this dialog that has been in Emacs for a long time. The current Aquamacs version (1.7) uses this one:
Still, this is a far cry from what it's supposed to look like. More improvements are on the way for Aquamacs 2.0, whose Cocoa-based framework will allow us to design an appropriate dialog much more easily.
Posted by dr at 10:04 PM | Comments (1)
May 17, 2009
Airbus A320: what does this sign mean?
I found this signage in a US airways A320 EOW, at the emergency exit door.
I imagine some French and German designers must have pondered for days about how to come up with a drawing for what they wanted to convey, but somehow the message got lost on the way. Suggestions appreciated.
Posted by dr at 3:19 AM | Comments (4)