Re: Just an interesting idea...

["Andreas L. Gustafsson" <ante Update UU SE>]

On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Iain wrote:

> 
> > A helper like the Micro$oft Assistant? Excuse a newbie to the
> > gnome-dev-world, but this sounds like a good way to make a lot of people
> > who has fled to Linux (from windoze) go away again. That little paperclip
> > is known as the "annoying fucker" amongst the people I know...
> 
> Actually, newbies like it a lot.

Even Linux newbies who has Windows experience? 

> My mother (who is totally computer illiterate) loves it,
> because it gives her a face to shout at when something
> goes wrong. Also, if they are done right (ie, not popping up at random times
> to tell you that you're typing a letter), they can be very helpful.

Something to shout at?! :)

But helpful? I believe it when I see it...

/Andreas

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