On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 10:43:44AM -0500, Benjamin Johnson wrote: Jorge wrote:
... and average users are afraid of an rc file (*sigh*), so maybe it's not that bad having a GUI by default, which power users can customize into a CLI with dillorc. The other approach is to have everything GUI, which adds size, but proves quite handy sometimes (e.g. Tools menu).
I don't see why anybody should have to edit an rc file *for a graphical program* in 2011. The Apple Macintosh had a GUI for all its preferences nearly 30 years ago; do you really want to lag three decades behind the times?
(An rc file is fine for a text-mode program, and it's nice to have the option in others, but in a *graphical program* it should not be the only way to set preferences. For crying out loud, even Lynx has a user interface for its preferences!)
As long as there is still a rc/config file in place for users whom want to edit the config file by hand using VIM. Personally, I'd rather use VIM rather then a GUI interface. Using VIM, editing config options much faster. GUI can be much easier or the lackadaisical method. -- Roger http://rogerx.freeshell.org/