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List:       lyx-devel
Subject:    Re: LyX made the press again ...
From:       John Weiss <jpweiss () idsi ! net>
Date:       2000-12-27 3:11:14
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On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 11:54:33AM +0100, Asger K. Alstrup Nielsen wrote:
> - Most developers do not feel it's advantageous to go for
>   one front-end only.
> 
> The main reason is that GUII is not much more expensive than one
> front-end only done in a clean way.

Not to mention the cost of YATP (yet another toolkit port), a
never-ending process, as well as the added benefit of a
well-thought-out design for the UI-vs-core.  And thought-out design is
always worth a lot.

-- 
John Weiss

"Not through coersion.  Not by force.  But by compassion.  By
affection.  And, a small fish."  -His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama 

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