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#61
Beginner Talk / Re: Is there any way i can inp...
Last post by a.l.e - April 12, 2025, 05:09:46 PM
interesting!
#62
Beginner Talk / Re: Is there any way i can inp...
Last post by Nermander - April 12, 2025, 01:34:33 PM
I am wondering if this could not be solved by a custom hyphenation dictionary?

I took a look at them but I have no idea how they work, the format looked very weird :)

Ok, some googling shows words have numbers in the hyphenation positions, with the value indicating a "weight" for the hypnenation position.
#63
Beginner Talk / Re: Is there any way i can inp...
Last post by a.l.e - April 12, 2025, 11:34:58 AM
Short answer: Then I will give a try and make a patch for the simple solution.

Longer answer: I would not do bigger changes, without first having a good concept, about how the hyphenator should evolve.
There are other more general changes to Scribus to be taken in account.

The idea of using an external list is a good one.
There are multiple other resources (styles, colors, content of text frames, vector frames, ...) that should optionally be external to the Scribus document or preferences.
I guess we need to track them somewhere and slowly work towards a concept on how to enable that.

There are other features that should be added:

  • some (or even most) of the items in the ignore and exception lists should be connected to a language.
  • one might want to add multiple lists of words in the preference and de/activate them in specific documents
  • it should be possible to add exceptions and ignores from a word in a text frame

Practical answer:

I've made a patch to allow:

- multiple selection in both lists (for deleting)
- adding multiple items at once (and copy paste them from a text file)
- editing in place by double clicking on the item in the list

hyphenation.gif

It's here: https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=17497

Finally, about adding a context menu for hyphenating.

In the current state of the context menu, I don't think it's a good idea.
Before adding new things, we first need to think what should really be in there.
In my dreams, the context menu would not contain (almost) any sub folders and only contain things that it makes sense to trigger with the mouse (indeed, (de)hyphenating the current selection might be something that could be triggered with the mouse...)

For the time being, there is already a fast way to trigger the (de)hyphenation:
Start the "Action search" with ctrl+/, type "hy" (and press once the arrow down key).
... If you don't like "Alt-x h"...
#64
Beginner Talk / Re: Is there any way i can inp...
Last post by dante nirvana - April 11, 2025, 03:25:20 PM
Short answer is: Yes, it fits. If you — or anyone, for that matter — can do this, THANKS! It would be great. I'm really grateful.

Not so short answer:
I think it's a great upgrade, yes, it helps a lot since inputting word by word is very inadequate. Hope I'm not sounding like demanding anything.

Still I think that allowing the user to link a file, just like you can link a text file with a text box — so the user can alter the linked file in the source instead of having to adding, editing or deleting while working with Scribus.

I guess there isn't much requests regarding the hyphenator, and therefore changing anything because of one random Joe while there is tons of work to do with more urgent and more requested fixes and features is just nonsense, but I'm hoping that raising the issue may make developers see that it can be improved.

Now, I love Scribus. Period. It's free (not paid and open source). And in my current situation I cannot help development, only ask for features or raise issues. So anything anyone do for what I ask/raise is just great, nonetheless I still think, like I've said, link should be available. It might be a third column or a simple button saying "Link a List", doesn't really matter how as long as it's there to use.

Again, I'm not complaining (even if this much of words suggest otherwise :D). I'm simply giving an idea. And since I'm already here, it would be great if "Hyphenate/Dehyphenate" accessible by right clicking on text :D.
#65
Beginner Talk / Re: Selecting a floating frame
Last post by Actinia - April 11, 2025, 01:01:56 PM
Quote from: a.l.e on April 10, 2025, 07:06:23 PMand with "ctrl-click" you can cycle through the items under the cursor.
Thanks, that works OK.
John
#66
Beginner Talk / Re: Can I create unequal colum...
Last post by Actinia - April 11, 2025, 12:59:00 PM
Quote from: a.l.e on April 10, 2025, 07:09:56 PMjust create the columns with the guides or "page > manage guides > column/row" and create one text frame for column.

Thanks. That is one of the workarouns that I have tried.

Quote from: a.l.e on April 10, 2025, 07:09:56 PMfor using the "column/row" feature, you might want look into "typographic grid" (tip: if you want to or three columns, create six columns, with a gap in between, and let the text frame spread one or two columns each.
Thanks. I will try that.
John

#67
Beginner Talk / Re: Is there any way i can inp...
Last post by a.l.e - April 10, 2025, 09:54:32 PM
I guess that the simplest change would be to change the input field in the "+" dialog in a text area and allow one entry per line.

Would that fit your needs?
#68
General Discussion / Re: Window resizing issue.
Last post by AdmFubar - April 10, 2025, 09:39:35 PM
The window as a whole. I found the culprit. The Content Properties window is having issues with resizing. I can adjust the width to be as narrow as the others, or as short. Still trying to determine the cause.
#69
Beginner Talk / Re: Is there any way i can inp...
Last post by dante nirvana - April 10, 2025, 08:18:43 PM
Yes, that should work as i said, by linking an actual list (a .cvs or whatever format). Instead you need to input only one word then another and so on. Even the documentation indicates it will work like this: inputting word by word (here: https://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Help:Manual_Hyphenation)

It's not like something you can simply solve updating dictionaries also. In my case (a fantasy book), of course. But if there is a better way of doing it, I'm all ears (or eyes  :D ). If there isn't, well, how can someone asks for it to be a thing in a future update?

Because I think that this feature would be very useful. I mean, it would be much easier than looking the whole text, page by page, text box for text box, for, maybe, hundreds of pages. Now, I know I might be exaggerating, but imagine a, let's say, a thousand pages, where you need to look for, maybe 20 words that you rather not hyphenate. These 20 words may appear upper case, lower, or capital first letter. It makes 60 words to be inputted word by word. It makes much more sense if you can simply link a file containing those words.

Also, I don't know how to post/link images here so I can show what I mean by "inputting word by word", but I'm sure anyone can test it by going File > Document Setup > Hyphenator then clicking Word List and then the " + " sign in "Ignore List".
#70
Beginner Talk / Re: Can I create unequal colum...
Last post by a.l.e - April 10, 2025, 07:09:56 PM
just create the columns with the guides or "page > manage guides > column/row" and create one text frame for column.

for using the "column/row" feature, you might want look into "typographic grid" (tip: if you want to or three columns, create six columns, with a gap in between, and let the text frame spread one or two columns each.