On Mon, 16 Oct 2000, Amir Karger wrote:
> Possible, but remember that every config option that's added makes it that
> much harder to find the config options you actually care about. By
> configuring your personal keyboard shortcuts file, you can change it without
> adding a new option to the preferences file of everyone who ever uses lyx.
I think remapping space would not work so well ...
> I'm not saying your is a bad idea, but I don't recall anyone emailing the
> lyx list saying that it's hard to navigate RO docs.
>
consider this one email (see below). And for every complaint, there are 50
silent complaints ;)
> I don't think LyX is supposed to be a browser. If it is, we're going to need
> an awful lot of new config options. I would think if you had RO docs you
> read all the time
*cough* *User's Guide* *cough* *Reference Manual* *cough*
:)
seriously this is where this patch came from - I was reading through these
docs trying to find the meaning of some of the more obscure paragraph
options, and got seriously irritated every time I had to change direction,
either waiting for the cursor to go all the way up the screen again, or
spending time acquiring PageUp key ...
> , you could export them to HTML and read them with a
> browser, which has true and complete support for browsing. LyX is made for
> reading but mostly for writing, so it's got a much different focus.
True indeed, except for the Documentation that comes with LyX, which
should be as pleasant to read as possible ;)
> (LyX
> shouldn't be a browser the same way the Netscape shouldn't be a page editor;
> or at least that's what the Galeon people thing.)
>
agreed in general
> > huh ? with RO docs, space/backspace *are* unused - why not just use them
>
> I just tend to think that changing interfaces confuses users. I admit that
> this case might not be my best example.
>
> -Amir
I also agree. I should subscribe to lyx-users and ask them ?
(Why am I not subscribed there already ? I should do !)
thanks
john
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