[scribus] clarification on precise adjustment of frame in 1.3.5.1

Gregory Pittman gregp_ky at yahoo.com
Fri Oct 30 02:07:23 CET 2009


On 10/29/2009 09:59 AM, Gregory Pittman wrote:
> On 10/29/2009 09:27 AM, K.King wrote:
>> Gregory Pittman
>> <<
>> I just tried this and it works as advertised in 1.3.5 -
>>
>> hold Ctrl down for tens of units
>> hold Shift for tenths of units
>> Ctrl + Shift same as baseline - units
>> Shift + Alt for hundredths of units
>> >>
>>
>> I've just launched 1.3.5.1 in Linux, create new single page, insert a 
>> text frame, type some text, F2, click on X-Pos
>> using cursor up or down keys with any combination of above it only 
>> adjusts in baseline units.
>>
>> If I use mouse wheel it appears to be working aok
>>
>> I was sure I had a problem yesterday with mouse wheel as well but 
>> that was on a Windows box.
>>
>> Does the cursor keys work for you ?
> Yes, you seem to be right, and this is the same in 1.5.0 -- I don't 
> have 1.3.3.x on this machine so I can't verify if it worked that way 
> or not -- either it's a bug or the wiki documentation is wrong.
Now that I've had a chance to check this in 1.3.3.x, I can verify that 
it does indeed work as the wiki says in that version.

I've filed a bug report, since I don't think this change was intended.

Greg




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