[Gretl-devel] Re: The post-conference GUI arrangement thread
Am 23.06.2019 um 21:55 schrieb Artur Tarassow:
Sven, thanks for initiating this thread. I support the idea that
re-factoring the GUI is useful!
Although below you partly argue against it....
Anyway, some of your points seem to relate to different aspects than the
_arrangement_ of the windows. To keep this thread focussed I would
suggest to discuss those elsewhere. Below I will quote those bullet
points of yours that I believe belong to this thread in a narrow sense.
- At the very beginning, I was annoyed by the separate main and
editor
windows. But I got used to it, and nowadays I like the flexibility it
offers even though most of the time I have a fix arrangements of
windows. Personally I am not a big fan of fixed window structures, as
the 'optimal' arrangement depends very much on the use case
(programming, debugging, visual inspection by clicking through the menu
etc.)
This is what I meant with "arguing against" it. But I believe it's a
valid point, and I kind of expect that the traditional arrangement (or
non-arrangement) will always remain as an option - although nobody has
explicitly said so, IIRC.
- Following the idea of Eviews limits flexibility as such that one
could
not move a separate window to another virtual desktop (which I use
heavily) for instance. Some other programs such as Matlab have the
option to detach certain elements. But re-attaching can become tedious.
Again, I believe the old way will always remain. (Or am I wrong assuming
this ?)
- Keep the CLI window optional (I rarely use it as writing a
command,
highlighting it and executing it through "Ctrl+r" within in the editor
window is quickly done).
Yes, others have said the same at the conference. Tastes and usages differ.
- The Spyder IDE ...
Some inspiration might be gained from IDEs, but then gretl is more than
a programming language. Please point out which are the concrete GUI
features or design choices that you think would be useful in arranging
gretl windows.
thanks
sven