[scribus] Default font for Story editor.

[John Culleton]

On Wed, 1 Jul 2015 11:16:55 +1000
Owen <rcook at pcug.org.au> wrote:

> On Mon, 29 Jun 2015 14:29:45 -0400
> John Culleton <John at wexfordpress.com> wrote:
> 
> Lots snipped
> 
> 
> > the /homedirectory/.scribus/scribus150.rc
> > file is a key part of the the issue. The
> > ability to go to preferences/fonts and mark
> > fonts as unwanted exists in 1.4.X but not in
> > 1.5.x So I deleted many of the unwanted
> > fonts, deleted the scribus150.rc file, and
> > reran my nightly compile of 1.5.*.
> 
> 
> When you start Scribus, it runs around looking
> for new fonts. So deleting them from the rc
> file is an exercise in futility.
> 
> 
> > 
> > The scribus150.rc file was recreated with the
> > deleted fonts missing. But how do I establish
> > my favorite font as the default in the story
> > editor? 
> 
> 
> Without an new document opem (I think), go to
> File->Preferences->User_Interface->Story_Editor
> 
> Select the font you desire. Typing the story
> editor will then be in that font.
> 
> However when you click on the "Green
> tick" (insert into document) the default
> character style will be applied to the text in
> the text frame.
> 
> 
> To change this, go to
> Edit->Preferences->Item_Tools->Text and select
> your desired font
> 
> 
> 
> Owen
> 
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Now this is the answer I was seeking. I thought
this would be under fonts, not tools. 

As per usual thanks for your help!

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John Culleton
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