[scribus] Spell check and word processing in Scribus

[John Beardmore]

Frank Swygert wrote:

> I expect to use Scribus the same way I currently use PageMaker6 -- 
> entering text directly in the text boxes. I will on occasion import 
> longer text works from a word processor, usually because an article was 
> submitted by someone else that way.  The only thing I've ever used the 
> text editor for is spell checking, because that's where the spell 
> checker is and I have no other choice except to export the text to a WP, 
> spell check, then import back. I only type at around 30-35 WPM, so 
> inputting directly into the text boxes (or frames) isn't a big problem. 
> I'm using PM6 on an Athlon 64 running at 2000MHz (actual... Athlon 
> 2400?) with 1GB of RAM and an Nvidia GeForce 7300GS 512mb video card. 
> Not a real high powered system!

When I first got PM6.5 we were using a pentium 133 MHz. That was clunky.


Cheers, J/.
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