On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:45:06 +0100 "a.l.e" <ale.comp_06 at xox.ch> wrote:
> hi, > > yesterday, franz has done a change to the preview mode that, in my > eyes, should first be discussed by the scribus users. > > """ > r17909 by fschmid - First committ to make the "Preview Mode" look > more like in other Applications > > First committ to make the "Preview Mode" look more like in other > Applications > - No more editing possible. > - PDF Links linking to the same document are working now when > activated. > > > http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus-commit/2012-November/005391.html > """ > > on the one side it is certainly useful to have a way to test the pdf > forms in scribus, but -- on the other side -- i'm not sure that > disabling the editing in preview mode is a change that will please > everybody. > > > some issues i'm aware of: > > - switching the preview mode on and off can be very slow (so people > may want to stay in preview mode while doing visual tweaks). > > - the canvas can be very cluttered, and one may want to switch to the > preview mode to do further changes without being disturbed by guides, > invisible frame borders & co. > > - we already have other links that work in the edit mode (footnotes) > and will have more of them in the future (TOC, references, ...): > shouldn't pdf links work just like the other references? > > > i would be interested in hearing what the scribus users think: do you > need the editing capabilities while being in preview mode? > > ciao > a.l.e > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20121126/b242a4d7/attachment.html> > ___ Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net > Edit your options or unsubscribe: > http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus > See also: > http://wiki.scribus.net > http://forums.scribus.net My habit is to save a file in pdf form, and if an active preview is needed view it in Acrobat Reader in a separate window. So I don't have a horse in this race. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
