Do other Python GUI toolkits require this?

Steve Holden steve at holdenweb.com
Thu Apr 19 08:24:41 EDT 2007


Antoon Pardon wrote:
> On 2007-04-19, Steve Holden <steve at holdenweb.com> wrote:
>> Michael Bentley wrote:
>>> On Apr 19, 2007, at 4:11 AM, Antoon Pardon wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2007-04-19, Michael Bentley <michael at jedimindworks.com> wrote:
>> [...]  The
>>>>> learning curve is rather steep IMO, but worth it.
>>>> Just a throw in remark, that  you may ignore if you wish, but a steep
>>>> learning curve means that the subject is easily familiarized and that
>>>> the learning period is short.
>>>>
>>>> You seem to use it as if it is the opposite.
>>> Mathematical absurdities aside, it's the common usage -- but perhaps  
>>> you knew that.
>>>
>>>
>> Perhaps in Belgium they prefer climbing mountains over walking up and 
>> down gentle hills? Or possibly they will simply pick any nit that is 
>> carelessly left within range?
> 
> If it is just a nit, why don't you ignore my remark as I suggested?
> 
Because I suffer from the quixotic urge to help stamp out obsessive 
compulsive behavior on c.l.py? This is self-defeating, of course, since 
it makes me appear obsessive compulsive in my own right ...

> Now suppose I give you a graph that shows you how different people
> are making progress. Would you prefer the rather flat curves instead
> of the steep curves because the latter gives you the idea of someone
> having to conquer huge obstacles or would you choose the steep curve
> because they show you someone is getting results fast?
> 
Suppose I should you a hill you have to climb? Would you rather don 
mountain boots and crampons to climb 3,000 feet up a vertical cliff or 
would you rather amble up, say, Ben Lomond with the other tourists?

Clearly you have no wish to bow before common usage. be careful this 
doesn't put you in a universe with only one inhabitant. We all have to 
get along.

obsessive-compulsive-ly y'rs  - steve
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