[scribus-dev] Who is going to kill the style dialog ?

[Jean Ghali]

Louis Desjardins a écrit :
> Hi guys,
> 
> Currently trying to get something out of 1.3.8 on a Mac.
> 
> Are we really going to get out of the mud of this text engine ? out of
> the mud of this style dialog ?
> 
> Hey ?!?!
> 
> Set type.
> 
> Three basic settings...
> 
> 1. Type.
> 
> 2. Typsesize.
> 
> 3. Leading.
> 
> Now, where are they ?
> 
> Type and typesize on the next tab...
> 
> Leading on the first tab...
> 
> No compliments. It does not work. It does not make any sense.
> 
> Yes, I know. I should know how to code.
> 
> Louis, get out of your comfort zone and start coding.
> 
> Can we simply get rid of this dialog and have the style created at right
> hand click ? Bug 300 or so by Lyam, back in 2004 or something.
> 
> Please do us a favor and kill this dialog.
> 

I think everyone agrees there is much to say about current style dialog. Unfortunately the
complaint cited here shows a lack of functionnality analysis. Why leading is a character
property in Indesign/QuarkXPress? Because they have the capability to control that setting
at line level. Scribus has currently no such capability. Consequently placing leading
control in character style dialog would misrepresent Scribus functionnalities and makes
currently no sense.

Jean