On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Dr. Ing. Roland Krause wrote:
> Ok its Friday and I am in the mood for trouble,
> so I ask -
>
:-)
> Why GUI independence ?
>
<< well known complaints about XForms inferiorities snipped >>
GUI independence is the currently traveled road of getting away from
XForms. I think there is no need to rehash this discussion because the
decision has already been made. Check the mailing list archives for the
former discussions regarding this.
> - it is an illusion to think that an ncurses version really makes sense, it
> is a very marginal feature that blocks development.
>
I for one would be *very* happy if i could use a version of LyX with the
console. And as long as someone takes an interest in developing one and
actually spends *his* or *her* own efforts, why not?
And regarding the various toolkit options (gtk+, Qt/KDE/KLyX, etc.): Why
bother with the frontend when there are already others who'd be more than
willing to do this task. E.g. KLyX most certainly is not a dead project
but is only in a waiting queue until LyX has reached a degree of GUI
indep'ness which allows for serious GUI porting efforts. Just be
patient...
Thank you, P. *8^)
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