Re: [patch #5603] Separate command's parsing from their execution

[Jason Stover]

Usually I don't like chiming in just to say "me, too",
but having the GUI generate syntax is very important. Most users
give up if they have to learn syntax first, but the GUI
can't provide as much control as typing the syntax. Having the GUI
generate syntax which users can then modify is the perfect stepping 
stone. 

-Jason

On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 12:08:46PM -0800, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> This is all predicated on the assumption that the GUI should
> execute commands directly, without going through the lexer and
> syntax parser.  Another alternative would be to make the GUI
> generate syntax and feed it to a lexer.  I think that this is a
> serious alternative.  SPSS can output syntax for commands
> executed through the GUI, which allows users who aren't familiar
> with syntax to construct simple syntax files and re-execute them
> with simple variations.  I think that this is an important and
> useful feature.  If we go this direction, it might be wasted
> effort to divide up command implementations into parsing and
> execution.
> -- 
> "doe not call up Any that you can not put downe."
> --H. P. Lovecraft
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