On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 5:08 AM, Abdelrazak Younes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Konrad Hofbauer wrote: > >> Another careful inquiry on people's opinion (and to find out how much work >> would be involved). >> >> Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: >> >>> Also, we should not follow our intuition alone, but some Human Interface >>> Guideline. The current menu structure follows the KDE HIG, which is probably >>> why first and foremost the Mac users find it irritating (same as Linux >>> users, for instance, would find a Mac-like menu structure "strange"). >>> >> >> I fully agree to that. And it is the same with Shell vs. GNOME vs. KDE vs. >> Windows vs. Mac vs. ... And I believe that in a menu structure discussion >> most likes and dis-likes would be because what one is used to on "his" >> platform. >> >> So my big question is: >> >> *** Should the menu stucture be platform-specific ? *** >> >> *** PROS *** >> + Consistency accross different applications. >> + Things are where the user expects them. >> + LyX can better conform to the platform HIG. >> + Overall better user experience >> + Conceptually the same as different bind-files. >> + Less discussions. >> >> *** CONS *** >> - Documentation effort >> - User Support >> - Non-uniform appearance of LyX accross platforms >> - More ui-file-versions to take care of >> - Integration in binary-build-processes needed >> >> Other points to add? Opinions? >> > I think the 'User Support" cons outweighs all the pros. > > Abdel. I agree with Abdel. Choice is not always a good thing. Bennett
