IMO this user interface part of scribus needs care because lot of users dont understand it.
I created a bug report around about the unclear labels and the unclear user interface for "preferences" and "settings". It includes a couple of solution propositions. see : http://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=13339 Can somebody explain me why this report has been closed ? JLuc lLe 30/09/2015 08:48, ale rimoldi a ?crit : > hey peter > >>> How do I change that default? I can't find it in >>> he *.rc file. >>> >>> >> Editing the .rc file is not the correct way to change default >> settings. >> >> The correct way is to change settings with no document open. That way >> you change the defaults. >> >> If you change settings with a document open, those settings only >> apply to that document. > > mmm not bad, but could need some improvements :-) > > changing the preferences is for > > - preferences that are independent from the current document (like the > UI language) > - settings for the documents that you will be creating in the future > > the preferences dialog mostly behaves the same, if a document is open or > not (except for things like manipulating the list of fonts, iirc) > > on the other side, changes in the "document setup" only apply to the > current document. > > but what i consider 100% correct is that modifying the .rc file is a... > very special habit... > > ciao > a.l.e > > ___ > Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net > Edit your options or unsubscribe: > http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus > See also: > http://wiki.scribus.net > http://forums.scribus.net >
