[scribus] Lost in hyphenation

[Gregory Pittman]

On 6/1/21 4:25 PM, JLuc wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I have issues with hyphenating : sometimes it works,
> sometimes it hyphens only some words but not all.
> sometime also, it doesnt work, but adding a conditional hyphen does hyphen.
> 
> Sometimes also, hyphen asks me for each possible hyphen,
> That requires hundreds of clicks on the "Yes" button.
> It seems this never happens when hyphen is called via a python script.
> 
> I'm lost with scribus hyphens
> but there are not many reports about hyphens on the bug tracker,
> so i hope it might work.
> 
> My defined character styles all declare "french" langage
> so hyphen should automaticaly apply, afaik,
> or at least when required with Extra > Hyphen
> or via a python script.
> 
> I would like scribus to hyphen without asking me for each possible hyphen.
> How can i achieve that ?
> 
> There are 2 Hyphen options in the document's preferences,
> - "suggest hyphens" : i dont understand what this means.
>     What is the alternative to "suggest" ?
>     When does it suggest ?
>     Is "suggest" that "confirm" behaviour that requires hundreds of clicks ?
>     But unchecking it doesnt seem to change the "require to click" behaviour.
> - "hyphen as you type" : i guess this one adds hyphens while typing.
>     But not when importing or pasting text ?

Hi JLuc,

I'm not seeing any obvious problem with hyphenation. The default thing to do is leave the settings in Preferences alone, then enter your text. 
With the text frame selected, click on Extras > Hyphenate Text.

Greg