# CSL editor feedback

**URL:** <https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/csl-editor-feedback/1099>\
**Category:** CSL Development\
**Created:** [May 24, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/csl-editor-feedback/1099 "2012-05-24T13:21:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Bruce_D_Arcus1)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/csl-editor-feedback/1099/1 "2012-05-24T13:21:15Z")

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ccing list …

> > So WRT to Rintze’s point on visualization, random thoughts:
> > 
> > 1. do we need the explicit “layout” nodes? I imagine you do this to  
> > include the attributes, or not, but am wondering if it’s possible to achieve  
> > the same thing otherwise; maybe by having select lists that are blank by  
> > default?
> 
> We’ll have a think about this. Is there a good reason why the layout node  
> can’t be a group node? They seem very similar in functionality, and it would  
> be one less thing for a user to understand.

Perhaps, though they do differ a bit functionally.

> > 1. I do get tripped up by the nested groups, and trying to understand what  
> > they mean. Perhaps this is the primary issue?
> 
> This is fundamental to the design of CSL. I’d love to figure out a simpler  
> way to display this but haven’t yet managed to think of one.

Perhaps one observation is just to say different node types have  
different functions, so perhaps if there were a way to more clearly  
distinguish groups from other (and in particular rendering) nodes?

Bruce