Hi all,
now that 1.1.6 is closer to GUII and we have task forces for GNOME and KDE ports, I
would like to raise your attention to the fact that we can do a TUI (Text-bases User
Interface) and do it perfectly workable and enjoyable...
In a world of antialiased fonts and annoying multicolor banners, the console is still
one of the best mediums to get the job done: either it's better for our eyes on that
laptop. it's workable through telnet and similar from a WIn machine w/o an X server,
it must be faster to fire up (eg. a quick correction before printing/expoerting) and
does not need X, which is okay but can be too much...
Some time ago we talked about the TUI and some people showed interest. I think this is
a good time to address the issue once more and see who's interested...
I guess our best bet would be some ncurses or slang, although I know there must be
other very good console toolkits, so let's talk...
Whatever we choose, it's better/faster if it has some C++ wrappers so we can integrate
it with the code directly and easily, if not, maybe some wrap up OO lib around the C
one could be in order, so we get TUI toolkit independence as well (a kind of three
layered system, C toolkit || Wrap up TUI API || LyX kernel)
Anyone interested in this 'port'?
laters and thanks,
david
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if you add me in the reply-to: header it's better, but I can access the list through
the archives, so it's not necessary for you to bother... thn
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