[Libreoffice] Formula cursor : bug or feature ?

[Jonas Finnemann Jensen]

> If you need to remove cursor formula feature to implement your visual
> editor, that proves there is some defect in your implementation.
> Please, do not tell we do not need this feature when you do not know how
> to implement your visual editor without destroying it.
As I said position and selection synchronization between the two
editors is possible.
But it's not a priority of mine, fixing current bugs in the visual editor is :)

Note: That the visual editor is still an experimental feature, and not
enabled by default!
If the visual editor causes regressions in a magnitude worth talking
about we can take that discussion when it's declared stable...
 - That is not happening now...
But I will keep in mind that the current user base is not fond of
regressions... :)

By the way, do you totally discard the need for an easy-to-use formula editor ?
I'm not saying that there's no need command text interface... And if
you love the way the formula cursor works now... I don't think it's a
problem to create a settings checkbox where you can determine formula
cursor behavior...
But I'm hoping that at some point during the development the two
things will blend nicely, so that it works out for everybody :)

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Regards Jonas Finnemann Jensen.



On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 21:11, Jean-Baptiste Faure <jbf.faure at orange.fr> wrote:
> Le 29/12/2010 20:06, Jonas Finnemann Jensen a écrit :
>> [...]
>> If you disable experimental features, everything is back to normal.
>> And position and selection synchronization "can" be fixed before this
>> feature is enabled by default...
>> Assuming someone cares to implement it... and you're are welcome to
>> step up to the plate :)
> I strongly disagree : it is you who must not to destroy what is working
> very well.
> If you need to remove cursor formula feature to implement your visual
> editor, that proves there is some defect in your implementation.
> Please, do not tell we do not need this feature when you do not know how
> to implement your visual editor without destroying it.
>> I hope we can agree that a visual editor, where the old command text
>> interface is still available, is a good idea... And a great
>> improvement to many users... Especially those migrating from Microsoft
>> Office.
> Not sure: you seem to be assuming that users migrating from MS-Office do
> that only because LibO is free. It is not what I see around me. Many
> users, scientists, students, are leaving MS-Word because it does not
> work well enough, especially the MathType module bundled with MSO. They
> are ready to use Latex instead of LibO...
>
> Best regards.
> JBF
>
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