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An interesting idea but - there is almost always a better user interface than English (or any other language used for inter-human communication). The example i
by bdfh42 18y ago
An interesting idea but - there is almost always a better user interface than English (or any other language used for inter-human communication).
The example in the post is a case in point - it is way simpler to just grab the little margin widget and set it where you want it. Way simpler than a conversation with the software anyway.
Imagine: "Hey computer set the edge bit erm, margin, yeah thats it, OK set the margin to two inches. Wow, that's a bit wide - maybe a bit less. Let's try one and a half inches - woops maybe I meant centimetres all along".
- jacobolus 18y ago> The example in the post is a case in point - it is way simpler to just grab the little margin widget and set it where you want it. Way simpler than a conversation with the software anyway. Depends whether the point is also to communicate with other users of the script later on. It's hard to convey "he grabbed the little margin widget" in a compact way without writing it somehow.