[Scribus] insert lorem ipsum: back to context menu?

[Mike Luevane]

FYI, you can always go to http://www.lipsum.com/ and generate as much
sample text as you want.

On 7/19/05, Deb and Peter Zweck <debandpete at bigpond.com> wrote:
> >
> > Subject:
> > Re: [Scribus] insert lorem ipsum: back to context menu?
> > From:
> > Craig Bradney <cbradney at zip.com.au>
> > Date:
> > Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:53:54 +0200
> > To:
> > scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de
> >
> > To:
> > scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de
> >
> >
> >On Tuesday 19 July 2005 01:40, Christoph Sch?fer wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Hi all,
> >>
> >>while testing 1.3, I realised that the "insert sample text" feature has
> >>been moved from the context menu.
> >>
> >>May I suggest to get it back there, since sample text is mostly used to
> >>have/give a quick impression of the final layout. The context menu seems
> >>to be the right place to have quickly needed features available. Of
> >>course, this doesn't mean it should be removed from its current place,
> >>only to provide it in the context menu as well.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I have been trying to clean up the context menu. Inserting sample text is
> >probably not a day to day task for a pro user? Or do others things otherwise?
> >I can easily add it back if so.
> >
> >Perhaps assigning a shortcut would suit your purpose more? Any menu item can
> >have a shortcut now, just edit in Preferences.
> >
> >Craig
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I'll put my vote in for having the sample text insert back in the
> context menu. As a "non-pro" user, inserting sample text is something I
> always do with a new document, and the context menu, IMHO, is the most
> intuitive place to have it. As a new Scribus user, and also new to DTP,
> a few months ago, I probably wouldn't have found this feature were it
> not in the context menu (or even realised such a feature existed).
> 
> Cheers,
> Peter
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> 
> Cheers,
> Peter
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