- paste
- Paste Clipboard as Lines
- Paste Clipboard as ParagraphsSelection as Paragraphs
- Paste Selection as Lines
- Paste Selection as Paragraphs
Are all of them still needed? Do all of them still make sense as a menu
entry? (yes/no)
Michael,
I propose that we remove "paste special -> paste selection as lines"
and "paste special -> paste selection as paragraph", due to the
following reasons:
1. these rarely used features can be easily done by clipboards. It is
OK to provide convenient alternatives for frequently used features,
but not for these special paste modes.
2. selection, middle-button paste would better be kept as simple as
possible for users. I have not seen any other application with
selection-related menu items.
3. They bring confusion to novice users since there is no 'paste
selection' menu item, only the advanced/special version of it.
After removing these two items, "paste clipboard as lines" and "paste
clipboard as paragraph" can be renamed to "paste text as lines" and
"paste text as paragraph". The previous menu names do not make enough
distinction between 'paste (full)' and 'paste text'.
Because UI design should be independent of implementations, I ask you
to make the decision from an user point of view. (Whether or not
remove these features from lyx itself is another matter.)
Cheers,
Bo
