Layout list WYSIWYM

[Daniel]

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. That doesn't mean that people should be 
careful in expressing their reservations. After all they might have 
thought about the proposal much less than the proponent.

> If even after another iteration (like the initial thread here) I don't get
> answer I am very reluctant to start coding, or I do just some quick & ugly &
> hackish solution for private needs. Otherwise there is big risk that my
> time will be wasted and never make it to master.

Well, the only answers I got were positive (until lately). Quick & 
hackish it is. Ugly seems kind of problematic with GUI stuff even for 
personal use.

> So I guess the home-take message is that unless you get few positive responses
> after initial proposing UI change you better focus the energy on different
> issue instead of trying to argue your way through.

The issue seemed to me important enough to warrant some extended 
exchange of arguments. After all it is one of the central GUI elements 
in LyX everyone uses. But I see that is more controversial than I thought.

Focusing ones energy on the non-controversial stuff is probably all 
right. And it's what brings LyX the most forward. But it makes some 
kinds of progress impossible. I still think this latter kind of progress 
is important.

I am not used to work in such projects. So, I might well be wrong about 
what is good.
-- 
Daniel