On Sat, Jan 18, 2003 at 12:09:25AM +0200, Martin Vermeer wrote:
> > I've not heard of people using LyX because it disallows doing
> > things.
>
> I have heard of millions of people panicking because of too many
> options in software -- but those wouldn't even get as far as
> considering LyX. Still, it's a good idea to hide things that would
> only confuse most users. For the issue at hand, greying out perhaps?
> (and at the end of the list)
What people do not get is that almost all UI improvements benefit
*everybody*
> Math typesetting is intrinsically complex. Mathed has nothing to be
> ashamed of.
Bunk. The typesetting may be complex, but that is done by the computer
not by the user. The user does structured composition and editing.
Furthermore, the alleged complexity of something is NEVER an excuse for
a bad UI. Compare Blender (complex facilities, unusable UI) with Logic
Audio (complex facilities, usable-as-hell in comparison).
regards
john
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