[scribus-dev] Import Page Dialog

[Dale Beams]

On Wed, 2010-09-29 at 09:30 +0200, a.l.e wrote:
> hi dale,
> 
> > On the Page --> Import --> Import Page(s) dialog, could I suggest the
> > following:
> > 
> > 1. "Import Page(s) [   ] from 0" default entry/behavior as "Import
> > Page(s) [ 1 ] from [ x ]" where the default is one and the from is the
> > last page by default or blank(requires an entry).  Changes in the
> > default entry [ 1 ] to something such as [ 3 ] would still require the
> > user input as currently designed.  The second entry from [ x ] is
> > either autofilled with the last page or left blank requiring user
> > input as currently designed.
> 
> i just skimmed through the import pages dialog and got it to crash when really trying to import 2 pages.
> 
> indeed, it would be nice to be able to define which pages are to be imported. i see two ways there:
> - a "complicated" dialog like in the page arrange window, where one could select the pages she wants to import
> - a more pragmatic solution like in the print (and pdf export) dialog: just write a sequence of pages (1,3-5 for pages 1,3,4,5).
> 
> the label on the right should be renamed "of x" instead of "from x".
> 

Correct.  My suggestion was made because one never imports 0.4 pages.
It's always at least one.  The current dialog allows one to specify 1-2
or 2-8, etc.  Not sure about 1,3-5,6-10

Personally I tend to stick to the KISS principle unless it's an industry
standard.  Complicated dialogs create complicated questions and
re-training.

> > 2. Create Page(s) default preferences option.  For example, setting
> > the default prefernce to "at end" etc.
> > 
> > In newspaper production, catalog, magazine, etc., pages are able to be
> > completed by individual departments (sports, food, etc.) in single or
> > multiple pages and then imported into a master document.  These small
> > changes would increase the speed of the final draft layout.
> 
> imo, the default should be to import all pages if nothing is defined (like in the print dialog you print all if you don't specify a range).

This works, and would work with the current dialog box.  The only
drawback is if you accidentally imports 60+ pages.
 

> 
> did i understand correctly your concerns? what i wrote does makes sense to you?

Makes sense to me.  I hadn't considered the multiple non-continuous
pages option.  My dialog boxes suggestion would have excluded that.

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