On 03/15/2017 09:46 AM, Gregory Pittman wrote: > 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. >
This is being worked on: https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=14673 Greg
