Re: [Gimp-developer] Search Action dialog feature
- From: Tobias Jakobs <tobias jakobs gmail com>
- To: peter sikking <peter mmiworks net>
- Cc: gimp-developer <gimp-developer-list gnome org>
- Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] Search Action dialog feature
- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 11:05:31 +0100
Hello Peter!
2014/1/14 peter sikking <peter mmiworks net>
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.)
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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
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