[scribus-dev] could context menus digest Properties (without heartburn, heartache, or cardiac arrest)?

[Andreas Vox]

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: a.l.e [mailto:ale.comp_06 at xox.ch]

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> the problem with the context menus, is that they tend to change "each
> time" you open them. this is the expected behavior, but this also mean
> that you will have to look for the command you want to use.
> you lose the reflex.
> 
> for that reason, in my eyes, context menus are good for actions you're
> likely to do in a specific context but you don't do it so often that a
> shortcut would be faster (in scribus a good example is adding a column
> to a table; a bad example is copy / paste (c/p may stick in there
> because many people expect to see them there)).
> 
> 
> as i said, martin got it right with the "v" command in mypaint and i
> wonder if scribus could do something similar. i could think of such a
> toolbar for the advanced typographic features or for applying styles.

Can you explain how that works so we don't have to install mypaint to find
out?

In PowerPoint 2007 (and other Office programs) you get a mini-toolbar for
direct formatting whenever you select some text. I think that's a good idea
in principle, it's just the way M$ implemented it that annoys me: at first
it's only semi-transparent and then it disappears again when you move the
mouse away, so I'm never really sure if it's there for me or not. Also it
covers part of the selection. I could imagine something similar for Scribus
frames, appearing just above the frame each time you select a frame in edit
mode.

/Andreas