FYI, you can always go to http://www.lipsum.com/ and generate as much sample text as you want.
On 7/19/05, Deb and Peter Zweck <debandpete at bigpond.com> wrote: > > > > Subject: > > Re: [Scribus] insert lorem ipsum: back to context menu? > > From: > > Craig Bradney <cbradney at zip.com.au> > > Date: > > Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:53:54 +0200 > > To: > > scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > > > > To: > > scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > > > > > >On Tuesday 19 July 2005 01:40, Christoph Sch?fer wrote: > > > > > >>Hi all, > >> > >>while testing 1.3, I realised that the "insert sample text" feature has > >>been moved from the context menu. > >> > >>May I suggest to get it back there, since sample text is mostly used to > >>have/give a quick impression of the final layout. The context menu seems > >>to be the right place to have quickly needed features available. Of > >>course, this doesn't mean it should be removed from its current place, > >>only to provide it in the context menu as well. > >> > >> > > > >I have been trying to clean up the context menu. Inserting sample text is > >probably not a day to day task for a pro user? Or do others things otherwise? > >I can easily add it back if so. > > > >Perhaps assigning a shortcut would suit your purpose more? Any menu item can > >have a shortcut now, just edit in Preferences. > > > >Craig > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Hi All, > > I'll put my vote in for having the sample text insert back in the > context menu. As a "non-pro" user, inserting sample text is something I > always do with a new document, and the context menu, IMHO, is the most > intuitive place to have it. As a new Scribus user, and also new to DTP, > a few months ago, I probably wouldn't have found this feature were it > not in the context menu (or even realised such a feature existed). > > Cheers, > Peter > > > > > > > Cheers, > Peter > _______________________________________________ > Scribus mailing list > Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus > -- Michael Luevane Senior Druid Abhainn Glas Grove, ADF http://www.abhainnglas.org =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= So long as I can walk the earth So long as I can swim the seas So long as I can breathe the air I am home.
