*> There is even Darktable fork Ansel where they try to roll back lot of these u...

> There is even Darktable fork Ansel where they try to roll back lot of these ux mishaps.

AFAIK, the reasons Ansel exists are:

1. To yank out darktable internals for code purity reasons.

2. Its (talented) developer worked better by himself than in group.

He was vehemently opposed to any idea containing the words "intuitive" or "UX".

You are right. I don't know really. I thought that because i find Ansel a bit easier to operate.