[scribus-dev] masterpages color

[Gregory Pittman]

On 09/17/2015 04:54 PM, Craig Bradney wrote:
> 
>> On 17 Sep 2015, at 22:49, Kunda Loves Scribus <scribus.user at gmail.com
>> <mailto:scribus.user at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>     > Hello franz
>>     >
>>     > i understand you reverted the change about giving colors to
>>     master page.
>>     >
>>     > i think that giving colors to master pages enables to recognize them
>>     > in a easy and instant way, which is nice when having to change
>>     masterpages,
>>     > like reordering pages of a long document.
>>
>>     Hi JLuc
>>
>>     I requested the removal. We aren’t doing this feature this way,
>>     simple. Forget it.
>>
>>     Yes, the name also needs fixing.
>>
>>     Thanks
>>     Craig
>>
>>
>> Just wanted to let Franz know that I was excited about the direction
>> of the Colored Master Pages.  Of course it needed refinement. Perhaps
>> Craig has a different way to implement it based on the words used:
>> "this way"? I'm holding back disappointment and opting to hope that
>> color coding master pages still make it some way in to the 1.6 
>>
> 
> 
> Jean and I do not like this idea of color coding. Colours are too
> limited to be useful in this context. Proper descriptions and GUI
> information is the only thing that will make this better.
> 

One issue with these colors is confusing the labelling of layers and
master pages, and we already have challenges with getting people to
understand the purpose and use of each.

I also thought that using the color in the workspace background was a
bit startling visually, and when we talk about color management and
visual color judgment, this could be a problem.

Perhaps some other visual cue might be found to attach to master pages,
but we don't have such a strong need for this right now.

Greg