Re: [Denemo-devel] LilyPond (and Denemo?)

[Richard Shann]

On Wed, 2013-12-04 at 13:59 -0500, Ben CL wrote:
> On 12/4/2013 1:49 PM, Richard Shann wrote:
> > On Wed, 2013-12-04 at 13:42 -0500, Ben CL wrote:
> >> On 12/4/2013 1:35 PM, Richard Shann wrote:
> >>> It's normal enough. Some window managers put a separate icon for every
> >>> window, others group them under the parent.
> >>>> Ok, I see what you mean.
> >>> If you dismiss them (after looking at what's available) they will not
> >>> re-appear until you request them. The docked ones can also be dismissed
> >>> (right click and use menu).
> >>>> But all the windows will appear again each time on startup, correct?
> >>> Is this so alarming? Hmm, I just thought that people opening for the
> >>> first time would like to see almost everything.
> >>>> That may be true, yes. Perhaps could there be an option to not have
> >> 9+ windows open at startup, for those who prefer? Just an idea. I don't
> >> know what that would entail as far as programming goes.
> > It is not a problem of programming, but of whether people want to be
> > faced with questions at start up or just to see a lot of stuff they
> > could do things with. I did have a preliminary pop-up asking what sort
> > of experience they would like on the first run, but it wasn't popular
> > either...
> 
> >>>> Ah, gotcha.
> 
> Well, for what it's worth, coming from someone who prefers a streamlined
> and minimal GUI, I would love to see an option maybe to hide all

See View menu, Palettes ...

>  or not
> display all on startup, or something to that effect. Maybe enable it by
> default, but have an option to disable if the user prefers to dig right
> in. :)
> 
> Down the road perhaps? Either way, it's not the end of the world to have
> to close them all every time you load the program
No, only the first time. After that they will not reappear until you
open them and leave them open on closing.

> , but it's definitely a
> lot to soak in. I wonder how first-time users react when they see all
> the windows overlapping and in their tray; have you gotten much feedback
> from them?

you are one of those precious creatures that puts their head above the
parapet. Thanks!

Richard