[scribus] 1.3.5 Windows spelling checker ?

[John Beardmore]

Peter Nermander wrote:
>> Isn't the stand-alone story editor (with a spelling checker and
>> everything)
>> currently called OpenOffice?

> No, becuase OpenOffice Writer does not work in Scribus native format,
> importing from OO passes a "translation".
> 
> 
> One other reason for the spellchecker should be done before the text ends
> up on the canvas is the matter of character spacings (kerning and
> similar). On the canvas people are usually working visually, changes to
> the text are for visual appearance.

A questionable assumption I think.  I'm quite happy to pile the whole 
text into Scribus.


> Or if the corrected spelling makes the word longer/shorter so lines wrap
> differently?

If you change some text, doesn't Scribus dynamically re do all the 
paragraph layout, kerning etc ?


Cheers, J/.
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