Am Samstag, 22. April 2006 22:41 schrieb Never you mind: > >> Never you mind wrote: > >>>> [...] > >>> > >>> I've upgraded. I can't see anything that does alignment or spaces > >>> text > >>> frames. Would you tell me how to find it? > >>> > >>> malcolm > > > > Peter ?uhalev wrote: > >> have you tried selecting your text boxes. than going to Windows/Align > >> and > >> Distribute. and the lower side of the align toolbox is for > >> distribution, > >> you just click the distribute evenly (horizontal or vertical, > >> whichever > >> you need) and it should work. > > Yes, now that you've led me there. It works very well. The icons are > excellent. > > On 23/04/2006, at 1:35 AM, frank gaude' wrote: > > Yes, part of the learning curve coming over from InDesign to Scribus... > > takes awhile to learn where everything is, huh? > > Is there a thread in which they thrash out the design decision to move > this command from the Item menu to the Windows menu? I can't fathom it. > This seems whacko jacko! What has this command got to do with windows? > In my mind the window is a handy sort of thing to play in. It's like a > cup: I use a cup to hold my coffee while I drink from it but I don't > think about the cup. I add sugar and milk to the coffee. I distribute > them evenly by stirring them with a spoon. I drink the coffee. I ignore > the cup. > > And to make it even harder for me to understand I observe this: When no > items are selected the Items menu is greyed out, ie, no need for it. > When one or more items are selected the Items menu becomes active, > drawing my attention to the menu. Doesn't that say anything? I've just > selected a couple of items, the Items menu is now active. Why would I > look anywhere else? I feel that I may as well look under the table and > find the command I need there. I am very puzzled. > > malcolm
The answer is possibly ... QuarkXPress, which also collects a bunch of unrelated stuff in such a menu. Cheers, Christoph
