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GUIs are for management trying to analyze the data. Heads-down entry is for stuffing data into the machine. More or less.
I took a tour of Philadelphia's SEPTA control center. They have those giant screens on the wall, and a bank of monitors in front of each operator. The operator said the giant screens were for visitors and management. For real work they used the up-close monitors.
Same principle.
Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Hawkins
...
My personal experience is that most GUI based data entry screens are poorly
designed. It is tough to beat a plain text screen for data entry. Yes, GUI
looks pretty and may be good for reviewing reports and inquiry. Instead of
an all or nothing between text based and GUI based, I think we need a
balance of text based for head down hard core data entry and GUI for inquiry
and reporting.
Regards,
Jim Hawkins
Programmer Analyst
Interkal LLC
Kalamazoo, MI
269.978.2252
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