[Chris Sangwin <sangwinc@for.mat.bham.ac.uk>, Sun, 22 Aug 2004 09:56:43 +0100 (BST)]:
> If a new GUI is being developed, could I suggest something a little more
> wide reaching? What about a two level approach.
I like the two-level approach: decouple the GUI from the application
as much as possible, as they are really two very different things.
But may I suggest something else: That those who want to invest some
effort in yet another GUI consider for a moment whether their time and
energy wouldn't be better spent enhancing Maxima proper? What use a
GUI might be when emacs runs on anything I might want to use Maxima on
is beyond me anyway.
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> This suggestion may make no sense, of course. But it would have many
> advantages, not least the fact that the core CAS functions would be
> separate from an individual user's interface preferences.
Which is a very important point, I think. Maxima itself should do
only one thing, and do it well: computer algebra.
Albert.