John Levon wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 11, 2003 at 11:50:55AM +0100, Helge Hafting wrote: > > > I would love to see lyx do search & replace emacs style. > > I.e. use the minibuffer instead of some popup the > > user have to move out of the way _and_ eventually close. > > This would be nice indeed, but it must be a complementary interface not > the only way.
Why - if it offers the same functionality? The search dialog is small enough that its components can be squashed into the buffer area. Then there wouldn't be a need for a popup dialog because the dialog pops up inside the buffer area. > > > Parameters for floats and other insets could be part of > > the expanded inset instead of a popup dialog. That could > > get big fast, so perhaps tabs or two levels of expansion > > is in order. > > sounds like a bad idea to me. I don't know if it'll be hard to code - I'm only thinking of the looks here. One can always dream. :-) Helge Hafting
