Layout list WYSIWYM

[Richard Kimberly Heck]

On 8/17/20 10:48 AM, Daniel wrote:
> On 17/8/20 15:49, Pavel Sanda wrote:
>> On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 09:13:45AM +0200, Daniel wrote:
>>> I guess you don't like the current Preferences > Editing > Control
>>> because
>>> it contains two GUI switches that seem to apply to a single combobox
>>
>> Indeed.
>>
>>> I have suggested the formatted combobox a little while ago with
>>> reasons for
>>> why it might be a good idea (mainly giving an indication what the
>>> layout is
>>> as is done in the work area). Everyone who has responded so far (who
>>> are not
>>> too many) was indifferent so far, except for Riki who seemed in
>>> favor. Maybe
>>> one could take the non-response of others as indifference.
>>
>> My interpretation of silence when I encounter it for my proposal on
>> the list
>> is either indifference or silent reservation (people don't want to
>> argue or
>> don't want to hurt).
>
> I think silence on purpose to a proposal is not good. It only leads to
> people having to guess. Indifference is quite different from
> reservation and it is important to know. 

Yes, but people have limited time to devote to LyX and sometimes just
let the discussion play out first. Email can be time consuming. In any
event, Pavel is right about how we have worked in the past.

Riki