[scribus] Accessing Story Editor in 1.5.0

Kunda Loves Scribus scribus.user at gmail.com
Wed Jun 18 02:47:26 UTC 2014


On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 4:12 PM, john Culleton <John at wexfordpress.com>
wrote:

> On Tue, 17 Jun 2014 22:40:47 +0200
> Craig Bradney <cbradney at scribus.info> wrote:
>
> >
> > >>
> > >> ciao
> > >> a.l.e
> > >
> > > So there is no way to recreate the facility
> > > that existed in earlier versions (to access
> > > the Style Editor from the Story Editor as
> > > needed)?
> > >
> >
> >
> > Sure there is. Those who profess to know
> > something about GUI design said we should
> > remove it.
> >
> > Talk to Ale etc..
> >
> > Craig
> >
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> I profess to know how I use Scribus, and I type
> text into the Story Editor or modify text flowed
> in from another source in the Story Editor.  As I
> go along I may need to create or modify Styles,
> particularly when I flow in text from outside of
> Scribus.
>
> I am very pragmatic about rules, regulations and
> "best practices" as defined by others. What works
> works. What is convenient for the end user is
> convenient.
>
> Providing an exit into the Style
> Editor from the Story Editor with a return
> to the Story Editor upon exiting the Style
> Editor is to my mind a simple subroutine call
> and return. It doesn't handicap anyone, even
> A.L.E., who wants to use the program in a
> different way.
>
> Please?
>
> --
> John Culleton
>

Just some words to share as I watch this thread progress...

There is something to be said about UI design, ergonomics, efficiency and
intelligence. On the other side of the coin, there is also something to be
said about user's personal habits, tendencies, predilections, and quirks.

Where is the happy medium?

To me, ideally the design and solution would be in the software, where one
is offered the option to add or remove buttons from the UI. That would curb
the majority of conversations like these in the future where there is an
awkward negotiation to get ones needs met. Does that make sense to anyone
else?

Best Regards to everyone,
/Kunda
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