On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 01:11:41PM -0400, Joe Taylor wrote: > We really do not need further advice on this topic, or a lecture about good > UI practice, or code to undo the obviously intentional changes we made.
Joe, the patch was not necessarily for you. It was for others that might be packaging the software or for those likewise frustrated. You and Bill were clear in that this was intended behavior. Bill, I'm replying on-list so that others can join a constructive discussion. There's no sense in shutting away a discussion when the community wants to talk about it. For this reason, I also object to removal of my message from the mailing list archive. For those interested, generation of this patch is trivial. One merely needs to copy the logqso.cpp, .h and .ui files from version 2.0.1. > I'm sure you must understand what our purpose has been. Similarly, we > understand all of the reasons why you (and others) do not like it. We don't > like it, either; but we decided to try it anyway. Joe, you're throwing the baby out with the bathwater here. I understand you see automation as undesirable, and that's fine. But to sacrifice usability of the software doesn't make sense, since any third party can just apply their own automation patches. As to attempts to discredit wsjtx, those certainly don't make sense to me. You made your product and its great. Preventing people from abusing it shouldn't be your focus. And its not even possible since the code is open. This whole thing is a giant distraction. These kind of heavy-handed changes and heavy-handed moderation don't help the community. Lastly, I'll appeal again to not destroy the accessibility of the dialog for those needing assistance. Software like screenreaders and voice command are needed by some to operate GUI software. Having people frustrate that software with code and comments like // randomize accessible name of buttons must be quite disheartening when one sees that it was done purposefully. Regards. -Chris K2CR -- Chris K2CR [email protected] _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
