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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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| 0001168 | Scribus | Story Editor / Text Frames | public | 2004-09-30 17:43 | 2016-01-23 13:18 |
| Reporter | packetbell | Assigned To | |||
| Priority | normal | Severity | feature | Reproducibility | always |
| Status | acknowledged | Resolution | open | ||
| Product Version | 1.3 | ||||
| Summary | 0001168: Text Frame Styles | ||||
| Description | A style definition for text frames dealing with text-flow, continuation messages and automatic dividers when surrounded by other text frames. | ||||
| Additional Information | Example: story starts on front page, continues on page 5 with a linked text frame. This example would print a continuation message at the bottom of the text frame on page 1: See '[frame-name]' on page [page] Automatic dividers are used to visually seperate stories (non-linked text frames) on the same page. | ||||
| Tags | dropcap | ||||
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Frame Style Definitions (o) Text Frame ( ) Picture Frame* [ ] Autosize [ ] Autoshape [ ] Rotate contents ___ Degrees [ ] Distance from: . . . . . . . . [ ] Top ___ points . . . . . . . . [ ] Bottom ___ points . . . . . . . . [ ] Left ___ points . . . . . . . . [ ] Right ___ points [ ] Automatic Dividers [ ] Continuation text: See____ [Name of linked frame|^] on____ [page|^] [ ] = Checkbox ( ) = Radio [Option|^] = Dropdown menu Autosize: resizes frame when text is added/removed Autoshape: resizes frame horizontally between nearest guides/margins * Obviously, some options will be different for a picture frame. edited on: 04-10-02 01:37 |
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Ignore the . . . . . . dots. Imagine spaces instead :) Mantis likes to eat tabs and spaces. |
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As a general statement, I like stylesheets. Scribus is ahead of some well-known DTP apps with the Line Style. I think it's a good direction. So, I like your idea of the Frame Style. Only, I do have a question about the *dividers*. Can you give a better example for using this? Also, what is behind the See [frame-name] on page [page]? Is this something you want actually printed on the page? Or just an indication that would be in the Properties palette? Sorry if I didn't get it! Please give more details or real-life examples. |
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>>> Only, I do have a question about the *dividers*. Can you give a better example for using this? Horizontal or vertical dividers (lines) between different stories. Like gutterlines, but only to visually seperate different content. Used often in newspapers and magazines. >>> Also, what is behind the See '[frame-name]' on page [page-number]? For example: a story that starts on page 1, and continues on page 5. It will inherit the name of the frame [frame-name] it is linked to, and the page number of the page [page-number] on which that text frame appears: See 'Elections' on page 5. Very handy for linked text frames that continue on different pages. |
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OK. Understand. Then we'd need options as to where and what distance from text frame the divider would be, as well as line width, color, etc. (line style) or a *Divider style*. I find *automatic* to be a bit of an issue if no options are left to users for customization!!! ;-) We can relate the Divider feature to my feature request for automated gutterline(s) (thank you for the nice word!). Have a look at bug 0001150. Of course, your idea goes farther. For *Continuation text* we'd also need the full set of options: Paragraph Styles + Position of text frame. Do you think all those *styled* elements should be at one point totally customizable afterwards? I mean, these elements would behave like a template: if you don't modify them manually, it will always be possible to affect them through the *Divider dialog* (for instance). On the other hand, if you manually modify a divider, then the link with this dialog is broken and, from then on, the object is treated like any other *free* object on the page? |
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>>> I find *automatic* [divider lines] to be a bit of an issue if no options are left to users for customization! I agree. The functionality part hasn't really fleshed out yet. It ought to have the capability to at least assign a Line-Style to it, so you can use the line style properties for further enhancements: [ ] Automatic Dividers [Line-Style ------------- |^] This represents a drop-down menu with the currently defined line-styles, and a preview of that line style. |
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This would make sense, though I'm not sure when it'd be practical to do. |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
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| 2004-09-30 17:43 | packetbell | New Issue | |
| 2004-10-01 23:32 | packetbell | Note Added: 0002607 | |
| 2004-10-01 23:33 | packetbell | Note Added: 0002608 | |
| 2004-10-01 23:37 | packetbell | Note Edited: 0002607 | |
| 2004-10-07 01:57 | louisdesjardins | Note Added: 0002646 | |
| 2004-10-07 21:49 | packetbell | Note Added: 0002657 | |
| 2004-10-08 08:56 |
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Category | Documentation => Story Editor / Text Frames |
| 2004-10-08 12:40 | louisdesjardins | Note Added: 0002662 | |
| 2004-10-08 20:04 | packetbell | Note Added: 0002668 | |
| 2004-10-20 20:57 | cbradney | Product Version | => 1.3 |
| 2005-07-14 02:16 |
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Relationship added | related to 0001173 |
| 2005-07-14 02:17 |
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Note Added: 0005576 | |
| 2005-07-14 02:17 |
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Status | new => acknowledged |
| 2005-09-19 19:30 | louisdesjardins | Note Edited: 0002662 | |
| 2008-02-23 10:25 | louisdesjardins | Relationship added | related to 0006745 |
| 2015-09-17 20:08 | Kunda | Category | Story Editor / Text Frames => Story Ed/Txt Frames |
| 2015-09-17 20:12 | Kunda | Category | Story Ed/Txt Frames => Story Editor / Text Frames |
| 2016-01-23 13:18 | Kunda | Tag Attached: dropcap |
