On 03/23/2012 04:55 PM, Ben Abbott wrote: > On Mar 23, 2012, at 3:02 PM, Daniel J Sebald wrote: > >> On 03/23/2012 01:20 PM, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote: >> >>> 2012/3/23 Daniel J Sebald<daniel.seb...@ieee.org>: >>> >>>> One question is whether people are more productive using a GUI >>>> versus a command line and an editor like gvim or whatever. >>> >>> This is irrelevant. >> >> No it's not. Being productive is important. > > There are many novice users who believe the GUI makes them more productive, > and many experienced users who think the command line is more productive for > them. > > Since, no one is forced to use the GUI, I don't see how adding a GUI to > octave is relevant to those who don't plan to use it.
I'm not trying to dissuade people from creating a GUI for Octave. (I am making a case though, even if you are a new user, to consider focusing on the command line because you might find it more efficient.) I'm saying it is a lot of work for maintainers and some people might prefer to focus on other things in the core code. My personal preference is that if the maintainer list is opened up to maintaining GUI code, it should at least bring something to the table. (Maybe Octave Developers list is a better forum for GUI development.) The other part about the initial inquiry was replicating GUI Octave, and I'm asking why GUI Octave? Will all the new users who are attracted to a GUI for Octave be satisfied with what looks to be a skimpy interface? Is there debugging? Is there GUI building? Is there a way to modify, WYSIWYG-style, the plots? I just saw John Chain's post under "Re: Proposal for GSoC. (maintain...@octave.org)" which is similar to what I'm saying. Dan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Octave-dev mailing list Octave-dev@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/octave-dev
