[Gllug] On Linux desktops...

[Paul Brazier]

> Packages like SGML have become more popular as GUI's have
> gotten worse... WYSIWYG is a false gain IMHO.

I think both have their place.

For example, trying to edit a bitmap picture without wysiwyg would be a
nightmare: thus the need for the GIMP.

But on the other hand, using a GIMP-type program to resize and clip a
whole directory of images would be equally problematic. (though perhaps
there is some scripting language built-in that can do this, I'm not
sure). Thus the need for ImageMagick-type tools (commandline image
editing).

My original post before we got lost in a semantic maze was the idea to
separate out the core functionality (doing the job) from the UI (making
doing/learning the job easier) so the same code could be easily used for
both the command line and whatever GUI you fancy.


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