hi greg, > This might eventually become a feature request, but first it may be > need some refining. > > I would like to propose for consideration having a repository of > sorts (maybe as part of Scrapbook or a separate feature) that > contains a list of Styles (Paragraph, Character, and maybe even > Line), that can be saved like items are saved in Scrapbook and can > then be used generically in Scribus. > > While there is the capability already to import a style from another > document, it seems that styles are more important than having to > remember the name of a file in which a particular style resides, then > having to choose from a list. Yes, one can certainly create a "dummy" > document that simply contains a large number of styles, but it seems > like these sorts of things never happen despite best intentions. > > Humans are creatures of habit, and I can certainly envision having a > (somewhat) short list of styles, which I might choose from for a > particular purpose, yet in an individual document tweak a bit for > very specific use. If all I might want to change is font size or line > spacing, having the rest importable in an easy way helps my workflow > considerably. > > Secondarily, I think this then leads to consideration of some kind of > tabular display of the particular features of a given style, showing > me font, size, linespacing, other tweaks so I have something to see > whether the A, B, or C choice of very similar styles is the one I'm > looking for.
picking up a very old mail... basically an interesting idea. but: is it not what templates are for? ciao a.l.e
