[scribus] 1.3.5 Windows spelling checker ?

[Gregory Pittman]

Craig Bradney wrote:
>> Anyway - as I recall, this debate was done to death a while back, and a
>> checker was being implemented for which I'm truly grateful !
>>
>>
>> So -  sorry to be contentious, but it really annoys me when people tell
>> me that a tool can only be used their way. Why assume the other options
>> should be so lightly dismissed ?
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> It won't be dismissed, don't worry. I am one of the believers that Scribus 
> needs an as-you-type and one-shot type spellchecker. I see it fits in the 
> typical small type workflow even if not in the larger workflow. Excluding 
> something because it might not fit to the large environment is wrong IMNSHO 
> and for those types, we can disable a feature (or they can, they have the 
> code!), or just not include a plugin etc.
>
> So while there is no as-you-type spellchecker, it just means we need to change 
> the text system to handle it, however that wont be tomorrow. That is a 
> complicated process and we (the core team) are simply spending all time we can 
> on getting 1.3.5 out the door.
>   
In a sense, everyone is right here from their perspective. Louis is no 
doubt pulling his hair out when lots of last minute changes come to the 
work someone submits to him (though so far it's doing a great job of 
growing back!).
For the casual, small newsletter, or a one-off project that you are 
completely doing yourself, there is a different mindset.

Even so, and let me put in a plug about our manual, those doing these 
small projects need to think about workflow. We spend some time and 
space talking about workflow in our upcoming manual. Sometimes even a 
small project may have some severe time-constraints, and this is where a 
well-organized workflow really pays off, if nothing else in anxiety and 
stomach acid reduction.

Even those who "bake their own" DTP for the most part may one day have 
something they need to take to a commercial printer, so it helps to see 
the perspective they have on what you are asking of them.

Greg