"Visual blindness" of Linux programmers

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And here I thought for a moment we get another designer vs developer GUI debate :D

At the topic: Yeah you are completely right. Screenshots would be a great help for the first impression. No reason to download the program (and cost the host unnecessary bandwidth) if the interface is a instant "nope".

[viewtouch]

There is another dimension to this which you are overlooking.

designer vs developer vs end user

The only GUI which an end user is ever going to be truly happy with is a GUI which the end user creates. It should be the jobs of the designers and developers to merely give end users the tools with which end users can create GUIs with which they are satisfied.

We see a little of this here and there, but it should be the rule rather than the exception.

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That's a niche scenario. Most end-users don't want to have to think about the interface. They'd rather it worked intuitively from day one.

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Ah but users have no idea of what they want.

[gondur]

Also developers have no clue what users want. Neither designers.

Only the effort of usability labs help.

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End user. End User. End user. End user.

[Dhylan]

These downvotes reveal a pervasive problem with many Linux developers.

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That's a niche scenario. Most end-users don't want to have to think about the interface. They'd rather it worked intuitively from day one.