Hello Peter! 2014/1/14 peter sikking <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Srihari Sriraman wrote: > > > Have we had a chance to look into this? > > OK, I have looked at that spec. ... (removed lines about the stomach) > > the problem with TITo is that as it stands now it is a > conflicted mix of two intentions: > > 1) a help system via text search to learn using GIMP > > 2) a command-line system for operating GIMP > Can you tell us which feature is 1) and which is 2)? > some note: > > - yes, for me 1) maps to ‘give these guys a break’ and 2) to > ‘completely misguided’ sort term _and_ long term; > - if you are serious about “Text-based Intent driven Tool” > then you have to build a synonym list for all keywords, > in all localisations; else you are just bluffing; > Why? All command lines I use (Windows Start searchbox, Gnome 3 searchbox, Firefox Actionbar, the Terminal, a searchbox in the ERP-System at work) work nice without a synonym list for keywords. I think a synonym list could even be annoying, because it could give me too much search results. > - with different people working on it, I suspect they have > different intentions, or are conflicted internally themselves; > Can you give us some examples? > - since TITo is right now a random mix of 1) and 2), it is > really not working for either intentions; things implemented for > 1) get in the way of 2) (and vice versa); > Can you give us some examples? (I'm repeating myself.) > ... (removed more lines) > > some more things that are very important: > > - even if TITo response time is instant, keyword formulation -> > typing in a text based interface is not exactly fast; > please drop the ‘its fast’ argument; > Sorry, but all command line text based interfaces I use are feeling fast to me. Why do you expect it to be different in GIMP? > - I read in the bug report that peple are contemplating changing > labels of menu items to help TITo to perform better; > that is the most dangerous thing I have heard in a long while; > Here I'm 100% with you. > - if anyone is serious about solving how to help serious GIMP > users with faster use of plugins and other sprawling stuff, > let me know; it can be designed... > I'm not a programmer, but I'm interested in the solution you would provide. Regards, Tobias _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list
