We could also overwrite the experimental design generated from the SDRF but I don't know if that gets even more confusing.
Maybe in the long run we even deprecated the "--expdesign" parameter and require an SDRF? But the "--input foo.mzML --expdesign des.tsv" is just very convenient for quick analyses.
I think we should promote the SDRF, go in favor of a standard file format that would enable more reanalysis and public data annotation. Deprecate the --expdesign. 💪
We could also overwrite the experimental design generated from the SDRF but I don't know if that gets even more confusing. Maybe in the long run we even deprecated the "--expdesign" parameter and require an SDRF? But the "--input foo.mzML --expdesign des.tsv" is just very convenient for quick analyses.