[Therion] easyer to handle?

[Martin Sluka]

On 8.2.2008, at 12:50, Stefan Oswald wrote:

> We draw on therion in our caving club, but we have a few problems,  
> which i want to report to you, we also have made a little  
> "brainstorming"...
>
> It is always very difficult to introduce new people, no software  
> engineers, into therion, also i had great problems. The map editor  
> user interface gives many options, but thereby it is not really  
> easy to handle, the same with the layout. It is difficult to  
> produce a good looking plan-layout with text and so on.
> A generall icon-interface, such as most leading CAD programmes use  
> would be much more efficient in our opinion. Is this planed in  
> final version?
>
> In Therion you draw something and you do not know what it will exactly
> look like. For handling the Programm it would be easyer if you could
> immediately see the result without pressing F9, opening the .pdf,  
> take a look at the result, close it again (Windows) and return to  
> therion.
> just an idea.
> Also showing other scraps (.th2 files) in map editor, as with CAD  
> for Cavers (Autocad) would be an option.
>
> To abstract we mean placing focus on usability would make it easyer  
> for many people using therion, not only in our club.

Hi Stefan,

you are absolutely right, your arguments or wishes are evergreen from  
the very beginning of therion.

BUT, therion is a piece of software "as is". It was made by two men  
(with help of several others). Both authors are very busy now and  
there is no any space to rewrite for example xtherion map editor from  
scratch.

Another BUT - the format of data is open, the source code is  
available. So there is theoretically no any problem to make new map  
editor for therion. Wysiwyg, with menus, icons, etc., etc. AND  
compatible with Linux, MacOSX and Windows. AND free.

Good luck

Martin