On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 02:26:20PM +0100, Abdelrazak Younes wrote:
> If the info is in the metrics (and it is obviously) I would rather say 
> that we should split the metrics calculation between logical positioning 
> and screen positioning. I mean, a fraction is a fraction, you read 1 
> over 2 independently of the way you put it on screen. We should maybe 
> think about putting some relationship between insets. XML (MathML?) 
> could help us for that because we won't need to do the

LyX internal structure is a tree, so is XML. There is no improvement to
be expected in this area.

> >Therefore it is not a bad idea IMO that screen
> >coordinates are used for navigating formulas.
> 
> I agree that, as it is now, we have no choice but to use the screen 
> information but this is not a good way to find the position of the 
> cursor. It is slow and bug prone.

Just try to come up with something simpler that works equally smooth
(or better).

Andre'

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