Roger wrote: > <snip> > The first is the ability to embed images within .sla files. At the > moment, if I move a document, it seems to loose all the links to > pictures as though relative paths were used to locate them. > > The other thing that would be really great would be checking spelling as > you type.I did some searching in the archives, and I appreciate that a > view has been taken that the normal work flow will be develop a document > in something like Open Office, > </snip> > > In the beginning I used Scribus as a holder for images and text but due to the > problems expressed, now the whole thing goes into the .sla file just to get > things done fast . The sla becomes enormous in size and slow to load.
Yes, though that approach is still the choice of many experienced users. > Routinely, I do my text files in a raw text editor like Gedit in Linux, which > has a spell check, I save the files as .txt. > I try not to do significant editing in the Scribus editor because the layout > of > the text in the editor is quite different from the page column layout and it's > not easy to find a particular word without a search facility. Indeed, though that may be a reason to put a search facility on the feature request list ? > I too would like Scribus .sla to simply hold path links rather than inserted > text and > images which I have experienced, can become > different to the original text file. This also removes th need to save a .sla > text box contents to a file, possibly contaminating th original, Why would I want to save it outside the .sla file ? > or modified > text or creating yet another version of th same thing. When the pressure's on > its not easy to remember which version is the last or possibly the one. It never seems to be a problem here. I just number the versions sequentially. > Also if Scribus elects to use an external text editor, could the text box > width > be passed to the editor so the version being modified is layed out the same as > the .sla text box on the page. Only presumably, if the editor can get at a width table for the font ? This just seems to be reimplementing layout functions in a text editor to me... I don't in any sense mean to suggest that one way of working is better than any other, but maybe the range of views expressed justifies giving users the choice ? Cheers, J/. -- John Beardmore, MSc EDM (Open), B.A. Chem (Oxon), CMIOSH, AIEMA, MEI. Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/ Carbon Trust Consultant - Energy Audit and Design Advice. Energy Efficiency Accreditation Scheme Registered Assessor. P:0845 4561332 F:0870 0522417 M:07785 563116 Skype:t4sustainability
