Re: User Experience Engineering

[Gilles]

Hello.

> 
> I would greatly encourage the project to focus on the user interface and
> the user experience if this is to catch on in a large way.
> 
> Having to install separate editors (and who knows what bugs that will
> bring and what other mailing lists one will have to subscribe to...) or
> get into the system with DOS commands, and to understand what is wrong if
> the flags are wrong, etc. does not constitute user interface engineering.
> 
> A smooth user interface employing the standard already-debugged platforms,
> such as Notepad and Word on Windows, with everything bug free, is more
> important than more and more detailed features, which can be added later.
> 
> Every 10 minues spent system administrating and installing things is 10
> minutes that real work doesn't get accomplished.
> 
> User experience engineering is just as important as other areas of
> software development.
> 

Well, that would usually be enough to start a flame war ;-)
[Especially, that part about "Windows" and "bug free"...]

Please note that LilyPond is not about (graphical) user interface,
but about music engraving.  The LilyPond interface with the user is
the text file describing the music to be typeset.
Other projects (e.g. editors and GUI) propose tools which you can
choose from in order to fulfill particular wishes (not needs!).


Best,
Gilles