> 1. all details, functions, settings options, etc are explicitly laid out
The same is true for a well written man page.
> 2. I don't need to remember the command for a setting, nor look it up. I can change a setting with just a couple mouse clicks.
You still have to remember where the setting is located. You'll still keeping track of a piece of data, but instead of text it's location.
Rather than clicking around through a menu, trying to remember where a specific setting is kept in the GUI, I can open the config file, search for the option I want to change, and quickly adjust it. Same for options, opening up a man page and searching for keywords is a lot nicer, to me, than randomly choosing an option to see if it's what I want.
Plus, I really like tab complete, especially for files, and would rather use that than a file chooser.
I'm not saying it's bad for you, just that those aren't advantages for everyone (specifically, me).
The same is true for a well written man page.
> 2. I don't need to remember the command for a setting, nor look it up. I can change a setting with just a couple mouse clicks.
You still have to remember where the setting is located. You'll still keeping track of a piece of data, but instead of text it's location.
Rather than clicking around through a menu, trying to remember where a specific setting is kept in the GUI, I can open the config file, search for the option I want to change, and quickly adjust it. Same for options, opening up a man page and searching for keywords is a lot nicer, to me, than randomly choosing an option to see if it's what I want.
Plus, I really like tab complete, especially for files, and would rather use that than a file chooser.
I'm not saying it's bad for you, just that those aren't advantages for everyone (specifically, me).