Konrad Hofbauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > > So my big question is: > > *** Should the menu stucture be platform-specific ? *** > > *** PROS *** > + Consistency accross different applications. > + Things are where the user expects them. > + LyX can better conform to the platform HIG. > + Overall better user experience > + Conceptually the same as different bind-files. > + Less discussions. > > *** CONS *** > - Documentation effort > - User Support > - Non-uniform appearance of LyX accross platforms > - More ui-file-versions to take care of > - Integration in binary-build-processes needed > As a translator, I recently reviewed the interface, and this implied quite a work in the manuals (even if I did it by re substitution).
If the ui dir should be populated, first of all the same text should be used for the various occurrences (classic and default are currently inconsistent) and some mechanism should be found to introduce the menu description symbolically in the manuals. -- Jean-Pierre
