> >On Thursday 03 August 2006 4:58, avox wrote: >>> Thomas Zastrow-4 wrote: >>> > I often have to produce documents where a lot of frames (text or - >>> > mostly - images) have the same size. So, I can put one frame on the doc, >>> > resize it to the correct size and then copy & paste it. >>> >>> Or check out the Scrapbook. >> >>You'd still have to manually set the x and y postition for the frame though. > >The idea is interesting. > >The actual way in many if not all DTP apps afaik is to use the mouse >to draw a frame (text or image). Only then is it possible to give >that frame all sorts of parameters through a dialog box or a palette. > >Typical everyday move in Quark: >1. Select the text box tool. >2. Draw a frame >3. Hit Command-M (Modify menu) and enter the precise values for that >text box OR >3a. Go to the floating palette and enter the precise values... > >This is similar in Scribus and in other DTP apps. > >This is how it's been going for years. > >I remember from the early days of Quark, when the machines where >really slow, that even showing up the Modify dialog on an existing >text box was a pain. Now that computers are fast and respond quickly, >it seems the issue went away. But is this so true? I also find we >have to make lots of mouse clicks to do repetitive tasks, when the >computer could do it. > >What I think would be great is to be able to set the default
Yes, I know we can set the default in the Prefs but the use of the mouse is still compulsory... >text/image frame (and edit that default at will) and connect it to a >keyboard shortcut. Better still, but I think it is already on the >to-do list, to have Frame Styles and give them keyboard shortcuts... >This would be super fast and super efficient, imo. How it would work >is simple: when nothing is selected on the page, just hit that >keyboard shortcut and the corresponding frame appears, all set. > >Imagine that you script this once your frame styles are defined... >And of course all those frames could be edited one by one or via the >frame style... > >Among all the options for Frames in the dialog, we could add this one >for positionning : either user-defined or at mouse position. > >>I agree that the way to go is to wait on MP's getting some more refinement, >>though the double-clicking idea is intriguing. >> >>I've also often wondered if there might be a good way to get "automatic text >>frames" to automatically give room for headers and footers. Dunno, just a >>thought... > >Exactly. Set a Frame Style for headers or anything you can think of >and simple hit that key, done. > >Curious to see what others think! > >Louis > >> >>Wes >> >>> >> > /Andreas >_______________________________________________ >Scribus mailing list >Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de >http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus
