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That's a matter of opinion that I am sure many Linux/unix users do not share. Even on windows the tree structure is easiest understood in plain text without all
by kagamine 10y ago
That's a matter of opinion that I am sure many Linux/unix users do not share. Even on windows the tree structure is easiest understood in plain text without all the noise. It's literally a diagram of the file system.
- PhasmaFelis 10y ago> That's a matter of opinion that I am sure many Linux/unix users do not share. Indeed. It's one of the fundamental fallacies of design: The fact something is clear and easy for you does not mean that it's objectively clear and easy. You are not your users. http://uxmyths.com/post/715988395/myth-you-are-like-your-users http://uxmyths.com/post/715988395/myth-you-are-like-your-use... I grew up using command line, I kept stubbornly using it for years after GUIs was ubiquitous, and I still use it regularly at work and at home. None of that means that it is the best tool available for this specific learning task. > It's literally a diagram of the file system. So is Windows Explorer or any other GUI file browser, in every way. If you put it in details view, it even displays the same data in the same way as a command line directory, except you can navigate it intuitively with a mouse.
- flukus 10y agoExplorer will show a lot of unrelated stuff on the left. It will hide important information (filenames). It makes it difficult to see hidden files. It will pollute the view with different icons for file extensions. When someone is learning what a file is, explorer shows both too much and too little information.