so am i Vriendelijke groeten Theo Mulder
Op 3-6-2011 19:41, John Ghormley KJ4UFG schreef: > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 8:38 PM, Joe Zeff<joe at zeff.us> wrote: > >> On 06/02/2011 05:30 PM, John Ghormley KJ4UFG wrote: >> >>> Possibly a good idea, but I have a question. What does one gain from >>> importing from an open source format that makes it better than a simpler >>> copy and paste, if one doesn't import styles? >>> >> If you're importing a file that somebody sent you there's no need to wait >> for it to open up in whatever word processor you'd use to edit it. If >> you're importing multiple files the time adds up rapidly. And, even if it's >> only one file it's less steps you have to take. For that matter, why do you >> find copy and paste better? >> > First, I NEVER import anything I have not read. Therefore, I will open any > document from a writer in either LibreOffice or Google Docs to read it > before I pull it into my Scribus .sla file. Frequently, there may be > several days between receiving the contributions for multiple writers and > when I actually compose the issue. But, I generally read the contributions > upon receiving them in email. > > So, to answer your question, I like copy and paste because I can import the > entire document to the Story Editor with the sequence, Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C, and > Ctrl-V. Doesn't get much faster than that. And, since most of my > contributors are Windoze users, their contributions are in Word .doc format > or .rtf or even .txt. I can copy and paste from ANY format with exactly the > same keystroke sequence. So, I like copy and paste as opposed to importing > for that reason. It may be that it fits my work habits better than trying > to locate filenames in a list and then deal with the import results. > >> -- >> > John Ghormley KJ4UFG > Editor, SERA *Repeater Journal* > Walkertown, NC USA > editor at sera.org > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL:<http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20110603/1ed5c98c/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.net > > Use http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus to unsubscribe or edit > your options. > > Scribus Forums are available at http://forums.scribus.net > > Notice: Scribus mailing lists were migrated to a new host and now reside at > lists.scribus.net, so a new list address scribus at lists.scribus.net has to > be used.
