On 03/14/2017 09:24 PM, Gregory Pittman wrote: > On 03/14/2017 06:13 PM, scrib at wexfordpress.com wrote: >> I know that at least one of the developers doesn't like the story editor >> but I respectfully disagree. I use nothing else for text. >> The latest revision I have (21814) has no icon on the icon bar allowing >> one to draw a text frame with easy access to the story editor. >> >> So what is the most direct way to create a text frame and then edit the >> frame in the story editor? >> >> Second question: Is there a way to put the story editor icon on my icon >> bar permanently? >> >> Third question: Are there plans to eliminate the story editor in the >> future? >> > > It may be that with the new icon set you don't recognize it. There is a > T with a box around it that is for Edit Contents mode. Just to the right > of it is a T with a vertical line to the right -- that's the new icon > for Story Editor. > > There used to be an item Edit Text in the context menu for text frames > that would also open the Story Editor, but now instead there is Content >> Edit Contents of Frame, which turns on Edit Contents mode. >
I think it was a mistake to get rid of the context menu method of opening the Story Editor. Edit Contents mode can easily be activated by double-clicking on the frame, so adding it to the context menu isn't quite so necessary. Greg
