Marking inverted branch insets

[Yuriy Skalko]

>> I'm working on the highly variative document that contains many branches
>> frequently changing their states. And it is not very convenient because it
>> is impossible to see immediately if current branch inset is inverted or not.
>> Have you experienced such issue? What do you think about marking inverted
>> insets in some way? Maybe darker/different label color? Or some additional
>> symbol like "!"?
> 
> 
> I have experienced this also. I think using a symbol is better for
> accessibility reasons. Perhaps additionally changing the color could be
> considered as well.

Thanks for fast reply, Scott!
I'm glad to know that it is not only my problem.


>> Really I'm also thinking about more flexible system -- to connect branch
>> insets to branches using logical expressions. So the branch inset could have
>> logical combination of existing branches, not just branch name with optional
>> inversion. For example now it is impossible to have a part of the document
>> that will be outputted when any of 2 branches is active. But with logical
>> expressions we will have inset "FirstBranch or SecondBranch" that solves
>> this task. More complex combinations also will be possible.
> 
> I like this idea a lot. I would also be interested in a dependency
> structure of branches (i.e., not variable by insets) along the lines of
> "branch Q depends on branch C and branch D so to activate branch Q,
> branches C and D must also be activated". I think we should think hard
> about exactly what features we want and the interface. Ideally we would
> extend the current functionality without making the interface much more
> complex for most users who I think do not use branches in the way you
> and I have in mind.
> 
> Best,
> Scott

Really logical AND operation on branches can be implemented now by 
nesting insets. Do you want to get separate Q to get simpler 
expressions/insets in other places in the document?

Of course I agree that simple usage of branches should remain simple.


Yuriy