GUI vs CLI (Was - Last 10 modified files...)

[Tony Pursell]

On Thu, 2011-02-24 at 11:49 -0500, Tom H wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:43 AM, Tony Pursell
> <ajp at princeswalk.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> > On Thu, 2011-02-24 at 05:58 -0500, Tom H wrote:
> >> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 5:48 AM, Loïc Grenié <loic.grenie at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > 2011/2/24 Tony Pursell <ajp at princeswalk.fsnet.co.uk>:
> >> >>
> >> >> @Loic and Sandy. I appreciate the technical answers but I feel that we
> >> >> should also be promoting the facilities in the UI.  CLI answers don't
> >> >> give the impression of an easy to use OS that can replace Windows.
> >> >
> >> >    This mailing list is "Ubuntu user technical support...". Moreover I
> >> >  can only give the answers I know: I really don't know how to look
> >> >  for the 10 newer files in a GUI (GUIs are usually limited to a single
> >> >  directory and I'm an old timer that types a lot faster than he clicks).
> >> >  In the end, I'm not trying to "give the impression of an easy to use
> >> >  OS that can replace Windows", just trying to answer the question.
> >>
> >> +1
> >>
> >> Furthermore, it could've been an X-less install (although in this
> >> case, you'd have to assume that it isn't because of the "battery
> >> died").
> >>
> >
> > I would stand corrected, but it is my understanding that this is the
> > only mailing list for user support and we can make no assumptions about
> > the level of technical expertise of the user except the clues given in
> > the question.  So I will always start with the standard GUI tools if
> > there is no indications to the contrary.
> 
> That's fine and that's your choice but you shouldn't criticize anyone
> for posting a CLI solution.
> 

I was not criticising, just expressing an opinion that we should promote
the GUI options.

Tony