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Preben Randhol <randhol+valid_for_reply_from_news@pvv.org> wrote:
: 
: Sure as long as they don't have to pay for PhotoShop or need the extra
: functionality.

No, actually some people pay for software.

:> but no muffineers or graters.
: 
: What are muffineers and graters?

See? :-)  muffineers and graters are domain specific tools rarely met
as UI controls though they might be useful. (Their absence is puzzling me
as many known programmers have not only recommended cooking for learing
about computers, but have also published recipes, with tool descriptions.)

: I guess you dont mean:
: 
:   http://www.spencermarks.com/html/e269.html

Yes, I do mean this tool. I'd venture a guess that not many engineers
are familiar with tools of this sort although it is in frequent use.
I can imagine many more or less metaphorical uses of a muffineer control
in GUIs.