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by wiseowise 1342 days ago
Except in IDE you work with your brain, not eyes.
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You write software without looking at the screen? I doubt it.

GUIs have no other purpose than providing ways to interact with the software and communicating those controls via our eyes. Buttons are spread across the window because that turns out to be very efficient at both showing users what common features are available, and giving them a way to quickly use those features without having to dig through menus.