You are kidding right? You think that generic statements like that are going to help your cause?
What is incorrect in my statements?
Let me ask you this instead, why today excel and all other spreadsheet have the same archaic design?
Concept is the same, Excel IDE itself is different and much more advanced than those from 90s. Mouse without musewheel is a mouse too but it is much more handy to use mouse with a wheel, right? Or you suggest to go back on a mouse with a rubber ball inside?
So? redefine the key something more "safe" for you, or you want someone else to redefine that too?
It is not a question of redefining but of concept itself. It is 100x more practical to see form inside of GUI's tab (as in any normal IDE) than to search for F12 every time.
the problem is that there is nothing abnormal for the existing design. As for modern what would you consider modern?. Generic statement like that are not helping.
I dodn't say that it is abnormal. Visually I even can say that I like it but iti is not practical at all!
We are not against a more powerful IDE no. We are against creating one if we do not need one. You have the need, provide a prototype that works semi stable to understand what you mean by "more powerful" "Easier to use" and other generic ideas then we can have a base for information exchange and more productive dialog until then its a pipe dream and I'd rather not spend more time on yours I have my own to worry about.
As I already said Delphi Lite is a nice example of a modern, practical, powerful and useful IDE.
P.S. Nobody asked you to spend your time on this topic, right? It is just a suggestion with the best possible intentions. Nothing else.