Re: [bug-gtypist] GTypist for Beginners

[Tim Marston]

Hi,

How about this for an extension of option I)...

* We write a tutorial, as per I).
  - We wouldn't need to introduce any special script commands or extra
    command-line switches.
  - A simple/small tutorial will be enough IMO - gtypist isn't very
    complicated! And there's always the '--help' option available, as
    with all GNU software.

* This tutorial shows up immediately when gtypist starts. Since it
  would be generic "help" information about the whole program, it
  needn't be part of a script. It could be built in to the main program
  as a gettext string. (The down-side to this is that it would be good
  to get some translations to other languages before release.)

* We implement a config file and switch to GNU gengetopt, both of which
  are on the TODO list anyway. (I'll put my name down for this.)

* We can introduce a config-only option (i.e., there is no command-line
  switch) that disables/skips the beginner tutorial. When the tutorial
  is showing, you can either select a "Close" button, or you can select
  a "Close, and don't show again!" button. Choosing the latter button
  updates the config file to disable the tutorial in future.

In addition to this, perhaps we could review the default setting for the
"-e/--errors-max" option. I'm happy to change it, but it would be nice
to have some idea what other typist projects are using, or what are
"acceptable" error-rates in the touch typing world. Does anyone have any
input on this?

All the best,

-- 
Tim Marston
ed.am