Linux and After

[Scott Kane]

From: "Sarah Reichelt" <sarah.reichelt at gmail.com>

> Bob seems to be back, so everyone needs to be careful. Unfortunately, 
> trying to help him can be very harmful.

<sigh>

I replied with earnest not realizing it was him.   When you first pointed 
this out I was very angry at him for a while for sucking me in.  Then I went 
to his website (and I don't mind if he quotes me in big red letters across 
the length and breadth of the internet on this one) and downloaded some of 
his software into a VM (one can't be to careful).  I then realized, on 
running said software, why he is having so much of an issue with programming 
and felt sorry for him rather than angry anymore.  It isn't the programming 
language that's at fault, it's him, based on how his software runs.  He not 
only breaks every HIG rule on Windows - he even uses *Lime* colored labels 
for his UI.   Programming 101.  Lime labels are the hallmark of complete 
newbs - emphatically so when combined with black backgrounds.  The obvious 
exceptions being some multi-media applications and games.

<geez.  somedays I exceed even my expectations of being a meany <g>>

Scott Kane
Moderator comp.software.shareware.*