On Sat, Jul 05, 2003 at 07:47:59PM +0100, John Levon wrote: > Sorry, your head is stuck in the ground ... > It's frankly a waste of my time ... > You obviously have no conception ... > You're making statements. You're not actually saying anything... > You're arguing against a chimera I'm afraid ... > Random whining ...
> If you want me to take you seriously ... John, I'm frankly not that concerned about having you, specifically, take my comments to heart, especially after a posting like that! Sheesh. Your efforts on "GUII", as you call it, I'm personally not very interested in. I'm much more concerned with the progress of LyX's feature set as a document processor, which I fear has been treading water for some time now. It's a pity that you feel the need to jump all over someone making a few observation for the first time in YEARS, rather than let them settle in, and maybe to get some broader community reaction. In fact, I may have been mistaken in thinking that the diversions (from my standpoint) of the past couple or more years have matured. I supected this when I observed the surprising, fundamental UI changes cropping up between 1.3.2 and 1.4.0cvs. The focus on rebuilding existing function, rather than extending it, regretably seems very much alive. 1.4.0cvs, and the tone of your comments, John, reinforce my sense that it might be premature to start thinking about renewed innovation in LyX. Or, as I also suggested, maybe it's time to put aside some of the ambitions that have cropped up from time to time here (but still seem fresh for those of us with long memories). I'll keep my ears to the ground and, hopefully, learn I'm wrong about that. > > Do you recall the attempt -- five years ago or more -- to do a major rewrite > I wasn't there then. It's understandable, then, that you demonstrate a lack of historical perspective about my comments, which arise from being around the LyX community longer (if itinerantly) to observe the ebbs and flows of development. Why you take this so personally, I don't quite fathom.
