Am Mon, 10 Aug 2020 11:32:35 +0200 schrieb Daniel <xraco...@gmx.de>: > On 2020-08-10 09:15, Kornel Benko wrote: > > Am Mon, 10 Aug 2020 08:24:56 +0200 > > schrieb Daniel <xraco...@gmx.de>: > > > >> Attached is a chart of LyX font sizes. Does anyone else find it slightly > >> confusing that LyX uses two different naming schemes (in addition to > >> LaTeX)? Maybe some historic reason? If possible, I suggest to go for > >> only one naming scheme. > >> > >> I guess the LaTeX naming scheme for large font sizes is a bit > >> non-descriptive (using capitals to indicate comparatives/superlatives). > >> So, I guess that is why there is a deviation from LaTeX. I am still not > >> fully sure that it is a good idea to use different names because people > >> will have to remember two different schemes instead of one. > > > > LyX is _not_ latex. It describes the font sizes for a variety of output > > formats. Besides, the GUI is translatable. Only the English version would > > suit your needs. > > > > We do not expect our users are latex experts. > > > >> But insofar as the more descriptive names should stay, I suggest to > >> match Gui and LyX names in the following way (which actually helps to > >> create less of a rift between LaTeX and LyX): > >> > >> - "Huger" (Gui name) instead of "Giant" (LyX name) because it matches > >> better the LaTeX naming (\Huge). > >> > >> - Gui/LaTeX names for smaller font sizes because they are more > >> descriptive, i.e. "Footnotesize" and "Scriptsize" (LyX name) instead of > >> "Smaller" and "Smallest" (Gui name). > >> > >> I guess the latter needs some argument: while there is no match of > >> sectioning sizes to large sizes because they depend on the class, > >> "footnotesize" and "scriptsize" match the respective sizes in classes > >> (as far as I know). So, it's helpful to know that if one wants to match > >> other elements in the text. > > While LyX _is_ not LaTeX, but isn't it _based on_ LaTeX (ideas).[1] And > I guess it's the most widely used output format. Also, that LyX is does > not explain why Gui and LyX names differ.
Reading Intro.lyx, there is nowhere mentioned latex. The first line LyX is a document preparation system. describes almost precisely as to what lyx is aimed to. Yes, lyx is created also with latex in mind. But since we support other formats too, I don't see why we should be more latex centric. > You are right, I forgot about the language translation issues. However, > I don't see why, at least in English the Gui and LyX names shouldn't > match. And then be translated from there. Here is a translation friendly > version of my other suggestions with German examples: > > Why doesn't the GUI use the translated version of the LyX name? What do you mean (I don't understand the term 'LyX name')? > - "Riesiger" instead of "Gigantisch" (Gui and LyX name) because it > matches better the translated LaTeX naming (\Huge). (Here the German > version actually differs from the English version in that both Gui and > LyX names are the same. Good! But "Riesiger" would be a slightly better > as a translation of LaTeX's Huge, I think.) As said, we are not latex. > - Translated LyX/LaTeX names (Previously, I mistakenly wrote "Gui name" > instead of "LyX name") for smaller font sizes because they are more > descriptive, i.e. "Fußnotengröße" and "Skriptgröße" (translated > LyX/LaTeX name) instead of "Kleiner" and "Sehr klein" (Gui name). More descriptive yes, but the GUI is for a normal user better understandable IMHO. > The argument I gave seems to apply independent of translation, I think. > > However, if using "footnotesize" and "scriptsize" turn out to be too > problematic because it does not make sense for some output formats, then > I suggest to use the English Gui names as LyX names. > > In summary, I still don't understand why > > 1. LyX names are not _closer_ to LaTeX names, > 2. English Gui and LyX names differ. > > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LyX (Though there seem to be some > mistakes on the page. It claims that the Table Editor and Math Editor > are WYSIWYG. I guess they are WYSIWYM, strictly speaking.) Kornel
pgpEQN_kaUCF6.pgp
Description: Digitale Signatur von OpenPGP
-- lyx-devel mailing list lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-devel