On Sunday 23 July 2006 15:33, BandiPat wrote: > Can someone please tell me why do the Preferences window and Document > Setup look so much alike? The only difference I can see is that > Document Setup has one extra selection, "Document"! That should not be > the case, the two are completely different things for gosh sakes! Also,
- Some would say learning something once is easily applicable to another similar place. - How else do you propose to represent the same thing for defaults vs the current document? > why isn't there a "Column" selection in the menu? The only time I've > seen a selection to make columns is in the initial page setup when you > start the program. That, even, is not clear. Automatic Text Frames? > What the heck! I believe most people call them columns in the circles I No.. not at all true. Automatic text frames are that and may have any number of columns like any other text frame. > run in at least. Luckily there is a mention of columns there, but most > people won't see it because it's hidden under "automatic text frames"! > And to add insult to injury, have any of you tried to use that? > Crikey! Twice now I've tried to create a page with 2 columns & .25" gap > between them, but what is on the page when it opens? One full size text > frame! Column indicators turned on? > Even if you were able to create two from there, what bloody control do > you have with them in the main window?!? There is no mention of columns > or anything related in the menus of the main window! Considered the properties palette? > Ok, ok, I'll admit, I seem to be ragging pretty hard on Scribus and > those involved lately, but honestly the program or your thinking seems > to have gone off in a completely different direction from what started > out to be a DTP program! You are.. and a lot of it is now much similar to Quark and InDesign than it used to be.. so sorry, its a little less different than before, however, possibly a lot more innovative give the resources involved. Craig -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20060723/d0cdca7a/attachment-0001.pgp
