Just testing if one can write/talk about chains without using the word link as Owen had wondered:
In Scribus "chaining of text frames" means connecting them in such a way that any text which does not fit the first frame will spill over into the second frame (in that specific chain) and so on. Scribus text-chains have properties which lets you (for example) run a cursor through your text and jump to the following text frame in a chain when you hit the end of a frame. When done properly, certain text properties can be applied to an entire chain of text-frames at once (for example changing font-size or applying a named style). For a native speaker there should be no problem, to find enough not-link-words to write about text chains. Like "connecting", "logically-attaching", "arranging-in-order", "hooking together". A "link" has indeed these days taken a strong sense of web-link which takes you to some other location. I have to add to this discussion that for me as a new user it was unclear what a "story" versus a "text" was. If I remember correctly, in Scribus world a story is all the text (i.e. written matter) which belongs to (or is contained in) one chain of text-frames. I am always in favour of disambiguating. And naming all text-chaining issues "chain", "chaining" and using the term "link" and "linking" for other technologies makes sense to me. You got my +1. This will also help with localisations or any (machine) translation of Scribus documentation. Martin On 14.12.2018 22:54, Owen wrote: > >> hi >> >> i've opened a ticket for renaming all instance of chaining text frames: >> >> https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=15507 >> >> currently, both "chain" and "link" are used, with "link" being more >> frequent. >> >> the main goal is to free the concept of "link" for using it with the >> clickable links... which is what most people would probably expect... >> >> does anybody disagree with this? >> >> greg, would you agree to make a patch for it? >> >> in the ticket i've listed all places where i've found "link" to be >> used... excluding the docs. >> can anybody spot other occurrences? >> >> have a wonderful evening >> a.l.e > > > > > I must confess to having never been confused with the word "link" when used > with text frames. > > My 2002 OED is probably not much help as it defines "chain" as a "link" > amongst other things. For example, a chain "is a series of links". I think > the meaning is defined by context. > > One wonders if you could define the chaining of text frames without using the > word "link". > > However for consistency, maybe it is best to use just one word for the > concept of joining text frames. > > > > > Owen > > > > > > Owen > > ___ > 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 > > __________ ESET NOD32 Antivirus __________ > > Diese E-Mail wurde gescannt und es wurden keine Bedrohungen gefunden. > > > > Version der Erkennungsroutine: 18547 (20181214) > > http://www.eset.com > > > > -- ZASKE Martin responsable G?G? BP 50 - Bassila - B?nin tel G?G? 66.66.11.11 tel pers 97.44.62.95
