On 3/4/16 12:39 AM, "Christoph Sch?fer" wrote: >> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 03. M?rz 2016 um 18:14 Uhr >> Von: "John Jason Jordan" <johnxj at comcast.net> >> An: scribus at lists.scribus.net >> Betreff: Re: [scribus] Bullets and numbering >> >> On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 10:55:52 +0100 >> ale rimoldi <ale.comp_06 at xox.ch> dijo: >> >>>> I think a Tools menu would be a better place for turning on/off the >>>> different tool panes. >>> >>> i agree... but: in the "scribus language" the tools are the buttons >>> used to create the items... >>> if somebody can come up with a better name for the current "tools", >>> i'm for a switch :-) >>> >>> ... or a different name for the tools in windows? >>> >>> i'd also welcome if the scripter would be moved under tools... >>> (well, we have to keep the windows menu and, personally, i'd prefer >>> not to have one more menu entry...) >>> >>> btw, i'm not sure either that table should be a main menu either: why >>> it's not an item as all other items are? >> >> How hard would it be to make all (or most) of the menu items user >> customizable? > > > Hi all, > > This thread has accumulated a lot of various topics. I'm trying to address > the major points. > > - Keywords not available in the 1.5.x Online Help: It was stated clearly in > the release notes that the OH won't be updated until the release of 1.6.0. > There are too many expected changes to the UI and otherwise to waste our time > on documenting transitional changes. > > - Menu entry "Windows": The Scribus UI has originally been modelled after the > most popular DTP programme back then, QuarkXPress 3, which included "Windows" > for all tools that didn't fit anywhere else. I don't know whether current > versions of QXP still include this menu entry, but it would be a major break > for experienced Scribus users to lose this menu. Moreover, "Windows" is > referring to feature windows, i.e., dialogues.
I've never seen Quark Express, but I would be surprised to see the UI hasn't changed quite a bit. They give you a whopping 3 day trial, how many people could make decision on any sophisticated software in that time frame. > - Menu entry "Tables": This was a deliberate addition for two reasons. One, > "Tables" is familiar to users of word processors, and two, it reduces the > size of other menu entries, especially with future enhancements to tables in > mind. > > - Customisation of the menu bar: As far as I'm concerned, no way! It would > defy any attempt at writing useful documentation. The latter needs a reliable > and stable UI structure. What we need is a flexible approach to tool palettes > as they are available in products from Adobe or Quark, but also in projects > like GIMP and Krita. > > - The Scripter should keep its separate menu entry. > > - Online Help should remain a separate window, because otherwise you wouldn't > be able to switch back and forth between the Help window and your document. > > > Christoph > > ___ > 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 > -- Ken Mac OS X 10.8.5 Firefox 44.0 Thunderbird 38.0.1 "My brain is like lightning, a quick flash and it's gone!"
