2016-06-21 16:44 GMT+02:00 Guillaume Munch <[email protected]>:

> Yes, something would have to be done about this: a combo box, or an
> automatic toolbar. But I think this is a more general issue with custom
> insets, not specific to beamer-flex.
>

Yes, but it's a stopper for beamer-flex. Frames are the most central
component of a presentation. Having to search them in sub-level menus is
not acceptable.


> I agree. I was imagining a new lfun that splits a text inset into two,
> at the location of the cursor, similar to the current environment-split
> for environments. One use is to create a new inset after the current
> one.
>

Yes. This, also, would be useful in general for insets.


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>> Also, these flex insets cannot be reordered by the outliner, and
>> reordering frames is a crucial function at least for me.
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> I am not worried about this one. One advantage of flex insets is that
> they are easier to select as a whole and also in sequence, making
> copy-paste an appropriate tool. (In contrast, the outliner does not let
> us move several frames at once.)
>

Personal taste. I worry a lot about this.


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>> IMHO the flex idea sounds neat in theory, but in practice has too many
>> shortcomings (which all, arguably, can be solved).
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> I think the new lfun is the only one to be really urgent.
>

I think they are all three fundamental.

Jürgen


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