Re: [Texmacs-dev] Drawing mode notes, vector diagrams, geometric construction

[Henri Lesourd]

Alvaro Tejero Cantero wrote:

> No, no no!!! please, use reasonable defaults and give then extra
> possibilities to the advanced users. Otherwise, to rotate something
> becomes tedious. The standard behaviour (see Inkscape) is:
>
>  
In fact, the *real* solution to these kinds of problems
would be to provide a completely user-redefineable interface
system. Ideally, the users themselves would be able to
define the interface they want. And this is not only interesting
for the narrow domain of editing in TeXmacs, this is the best
approach for any kind of software ; it is my firm opinion that
in general, this divide between the users and the implementers
is a Bad Thing, and really removing this divide is what could
be called doing one more step in the direction of Real Software
Freedom (TM) :-). Most of the time, unfortunately, Free Software
projects realize only a small fraction of the full potential
of Free Software.

To do this is little bit more long-term goal, unfortunately,
because it becomes only possible when the user-tinkereable
parts of the software have been cleanly and completely extracted.
To state it otherwise, one cannot do it before the software has
really reached an ueber-stable state (in this respect, we are
just reaching the level of the version 1, currently, so...).

Best, Henri