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Re: Linux Question [message #42554 is a reply to message #42552]

Wed, 16 February 2005 13:52

Paul Van Delst[1]
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Michael Wallace wrote:
>> You probably wouldn't believe the number of e-mails I get
>> from LINUX users who can't get color to make sense to them.
>
>
> I can relate. I have to explain color to all my co-workers.
>
>> (And this was confirmed by my visit to Munich, where at least
>> 75% of the LINUX users were confused about *something*.)
>> Almost always they are running DirectColor visuals. No one
>> has ever told them anything different and they think IDL
>> is *suppose* to behave this way, I guess. At least an
>> awful lot of them were surprised when I told them
>> red plots on black backgrounds are not really normal
>> in IDL. :-(
>
>
> This really isn't a Linux problem. It's an end user problem. You can
> get red/black plots just as easy in Windows. And I did that a number of
> times before I sat down and took the time to figure out colors one day.

I was gonna say....

This problem reflects more on the lack of intuition/general intelligence of the end users
than linux. If I recall, DF's Munich Adventure was at some sort of observatory? ESO,
right? Now, astronomer types can be a strange lot, but I reckon he (DF) has embellished a
bit here for the sake of a good anecdote. If not, it sounds like the hiring practices at
ESO need, uh, some review. (And the IT Customer Service Dept needs some training too, it
would appear, along with all the IDL users there.)

:o)

paulv

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		Re: Linux Question By: Chris Lee on Wed, 16 February 2005 15:05
		Re: Linux Question By: David Fanning on Wed, 16 February 2005 14:55
		Re: Linux Question By: Michael Wallace on Wed, 16 February 2005 14:37
		Re: Linux Question By: David Fanning on Wed, 16 February 2005 14:21
		Re: Linux Question By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Wed, 16 February 2005 13:52
		Re: Linux Question By: Michael Wallace on Wed, 16 February 2005 13:30
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		Re: Linux Question By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Wed, 16 February 2005 15:28
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