At 11:11 pm +0100 26/1/05, Craig Bradney wrote: >You have a context menu.. Ok it should be in the item menu, but a context menu >is more intuitive and takes less time.
We disagree. >Tools->Scrapbook. Theres no space around the pages in 1.2.x to use as scratch >space. There's plenty of space. It's just greyed out. Page layout is about fitting a bunch of objects into a page-sized space. When the page is finished, all the space is used up (white space notwithstanding). So when you start, it stands to reason you need space to put all the bits in, in a spatially compatible fashion. When you do a jigsaw you can: a) leave all the pieces in the box til you need em b) put all the pieces in the middle of the table and try to 'work around them' c) spread the pieces around the outside of the jigsaw area and them into position as required I think most jigsaw and DTP fans would go for c) >Its actually request a lot less than you would think. Then you have a lot of techies using Scribus. Techies know where they want to put the object before they create it. Designers... (don't get me started on designers...) move and tinker, and try this idea, no, go back and try it there, maybe here... >However .. wait until >1.3.0 is released :) What's the time frame on that? >Thanks for being reasonable and polite, unlike our previous "friend" from >recent times. Absolutely. It's obvious that a great deal of work has been put into Scribus, I'm just observing a few 'rough edges' from a Quarker's point of view. I'm guessing you want them to be able to make the switch with minimum learning curve. I wanted to get as much off my chest as possible before I forgot - you can only try something for the first time once :( John. -- ------------------------------------------------- T:01274 581519 www.kershaw.org M:07944 755613 E:john at kershaw.org | skype:johnmkershaw AIM:johnkershaw | Y!/MSN:john_m_kershaw
