On 4/5/17 11:46 PM, Craig Bradney wrote:
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>> On 6 Apr 2017, at 00:43, Ken Springer <snowshed1 at q.com> wrote:
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>>> On 4/5/17 2:40 PM, Craig Bradney wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>> On 5 Apr 2017, at 22:28, Ken Springer <snowshed1 at q.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 4/5/17 1:34 PM, scrib at wexfordpress.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----------------------------------------
>>>>> From: "Ken Springer" <snowshed1 at q.com>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2017 12:47 PM
>>>>> To: scribus at lists.scribus.info
>>>>> Subject: Re: [scribus] Problem with Styles
>>>>>>> On 4/3/17 4:55 PM, Gregory Pittman wrote:
>>>>>>> On 04/03/2017 04:57 PM, Ken Springer wrote:
>>>>>>> Windows 7
>>>>>>> 1.5.2
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I guess I'm missing something.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can't seem to get a document to pay attention to the font size of a
>>>>>>> style. Linespacing and other things seem to change, but not font size.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The manual wasn't any help, nor the wiki. Both tell me it can be done,
>>>>>>> but doesn't tell me "how".
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The tightest control of styles will be using the Edit Style dialog.
>>>>>> Select the Character Style tab to find the font size spinbox.
>>>>>> Even if you import styles from LibreOffice, it's a good idea to check
>>>>>> all the features, plus you can give them a name.
>>>>>
>>>>> Which is what I've been working with. <G>
>>>>>
>>>>> Like most people, I suspect, I started out doing the manual formatting
>>>>> like I see most people do in a word processor because they won't do
>>>>> styles, for whatever reason. I wanted to get a good "handle" on doing
>>>>> it that way before moving on to more advanced methods like styles.
>>>>>
>>>>> I should mention that, at the moment, I'm doing this on Windows 7, fully
>>>>> updated. I also have Scribus in Windows 10, Linux Mint 18.0, and did
>>>>> have it on my Mac. It's now removed from the Mac as I'm changing the
>>>>> purpose of the Mac and no longer need it there.
>>>>>
>>>>> I plan on adding it to Windows 8.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have no problem getting what I want using properties (F2) and have "No
>>>>> Style" selected for paragraph and character.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I add Style Manager (F3) and the Story Editor to this mix, some
>>>>> things don't change.
>>>>>
>>>>> For instance...
>>>>>
>>>>> In the Story Editor, I selected a style for a paragraph. In the Style
>>>>> Manager, I make a major change to the Font Size (say from 12 pt. to 50
>>>>> pt.), and change fonts. Nothing else. Click apply. The line spacing
>>>>> changes enormously, but font and font size stays the same.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, what am I missing here?
>>>>>
>>>>> I've also noticed, that under the Edit menu, the keyboard shortcut for
>>>>> Edit Text sometimes is displayed, and sometimes it isn't. I've not
>>>>> worked on what triggers this.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've not imported anything from Libre Office except for a couple of
>>>>> documents.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Ken
>>>>> The story editor doesn't show the final product. Hit the check mark icon
>>>>> and you will see the final result. and exit the story editor..
>>>>>
>>>>> Or did you do that already?
>>>>
>>>> Hi, John,
>>>>
>>>> Yep, done that more than once. Obvious changes to the line itself, but
>>>> font and font size do not change.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>
>>> If you have been editing via the palette instead of through styles they may
>>> be applied still. There is a sweeper/brush icon on the palette where it
>>> will clean manually applied settings and leave only style provided settings.
>>
>> What is your/Scribus's definition of "palette"? The word to me means a
>> dialogue box/windows where I select a new color. :-)
>>
>> And hopefully, said icon actually looks like a brush instead of a modern
>> Rorschach test!
>>
>>
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> Properties Palette if you are using 1.5.2 or Text Palette if you are using
> 1.5.3.svn
Ah, the properties window, F2. Why doesn't Scribus just call it that
like everyone else???? LOL
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Ken
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