On Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:26:46 -0400 Gregory Pittman wrote: > reducing the size of your fonts list by deselecting some in Preferences > or Document Setup.
Which doesn't address the fact that scrolling through the list of available fonts is very slow. Comparing Scribus to Open/Libreoffice (again), I can zip from the top of the list to the bottom in less than a half-second, as fast as I can move the mouse. I could cut the list of available fonts within Scribus down to ten or twenty before starting work on a document, but do I want to do this for every document? And what if I decide to use a new font partway through a project? "Here is a list of all of the fonts that you have. Pick the one that you want to use" seems like a more straight-forward workflow; the option to reduce the available fonts is a nice option to have for certain things but I don't think it should be required to make font selection usable. > for the default font issue, you can change your default font in Document > Setup If you select a font and then type text, the text you just typed is still in the default font, notwithstanding that the selected font appears in the scroll box. > you might also try Extras > Font Preview to view fonts as you use Story > Editor. You should be able to leave this dialog open as you use SE. Opening Extras > Font Preview causes the main Scribus window and the story editor window to grey out and there is no way to re-enter them until you close the Font Preview. Additionally, the Font Preview only shows you one font at a time, which is a tedious way to review a long list of fonts. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Real D 3D Digital Cinema ~ www.melvilletheatre.com www.creekfm.com - FIFTY THOUSAND WATTS of POW WOW POWER!
