hi >> >>> I think I have the answer: I was trying to paste the photo on the >>>>> background >>>>> layer, where there was already a locked background shape that covered >>>>> the >>>>> whole page. >>>>> I have no problem when I'm on the right layer, where I'm supposed to put >>>>> the >>>>> photos. >>>>> >>>> This is great when people answer their own questions! >>>> >>> Hope this will help somebody else. >>> >> Scribus would help people to help themselves if it could provide >> some warning message : >> "Sorry, you cannot paste on this locked layer ! Unlock it or change >> layer..." > > I fully agree. > I understand Scribus is a very powerful piece of software, but as a newbie > I'm often very frustrated when I don't understand why it wouldn't do > something, or this or that function is greyed or undisplayed. > Most often, it's just a case of setting the right way some parameter or > other. It would be very helpful if it could display more tooltips or > error/advice messages.
somehow, yes you're right. on the other side, it's very annoying to have a program which keeps on shouting out alerts. but i think that a better notification area (or a better used one) could be helpful! i will try to contribute to that idea in the bug tracker... ciao a.l.e
