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From: | Praharsh Suryadevara |
Subject: | Re: Gather a list of confusions beginner tend to have |
Date: | Thu, 10 Sep 2020 23:41:34 -0500 |
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> The reason we didn't put these on the splash screen is because we have
> a menu bar, where everyone can find these popular commands without the
> need to read any instructions. Who will not know nowadays that to
> open a file, one need to click on "File" and look in the menu that
> drops down from that?
That argument seems quite persuasive, but it doesn't seem to apply
to everyone.
Someone (was it self@gkayaalp.com?) wrote about expecting O to visit a
file; that is what I responded to. Whoever I responded to, if you are
reading this,, could you tell us why the existence of the menu did not
make it obvious how to visit a file?
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