Paul wrote: > Good Morning, > > In reference to this: > >> If there's one thing that bugs me about scribus, and it's bugged me >> about Pagemaker and InDesign too, is that editing text in a text box is >> so slow that sometimes it's hard to see what you've typed or selected. >> >> I suspect that in some sense the developers see the 'righteous' answer >> as to use the story editor, but then you can't see how the layout is >> shaping up. Generally I have a preference for editing direct in the >> text box - at least it's WYSIWYG. Personally I'd be happy to dispense >> with the story editor editor altogether, though that may mean that I'm >> missing some tricks. > > Could you briefly explain what you are talking about here?
:) I thought I had. What specifically didn't you understand ? > I had no problem > editing text within the multiple text boxes I used on my > Newspaper/Newsletter Template. Is there some other 'text box' that I should > be aware of before I continue development additional pages to my project? Probably not. I just find the ergonomics a bit clunky because response isn't rapid, and mouse click events in particular sometimes seem to be missed. I suspect I spend a significant proportion of my time waiting to see if the highlighting of mouse click I made had the effect desired. 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, Carbon Footprint, Design Advice Energy Efficiency Accreditation Scheme, (EEAS), Registered Assessor Phone: 0845 4561332 Mobile: 07785 563116 Skype: t4sustainability
