Scribus Status Bar

This feature/option is considered experimental

Announcement:

This page has been created as part of a proposal for a non-invasive Scribus Status bar. Different hints, tips, ideas will be recorded here for possible implementation

Ideas

• Non-invasive/obstructive hinting approach like Inkscape, as opposed to a solitary pop-up window that people have to ignore
• Smart event-based tips that is user & context aware
• No interaction by user required
• Easily maintainable by the community. easily: add new tips, remove obsolete. In short: low overhead
• Ergonomically correct (screen real-estate)
• Length of tips limited to certain characters
• Option to Read More or click on elipsis (...) leading to ...make status bar higher ? or open help on related page ?

Examples

(GIMP)

Related Issues

• 10992
• Mailing List Discussion: Scribus Users & Scribus Dev

Tool Hints

Below will have a table with a specific tool column, hint column, event-trigger column

Legend Status Column:

	unchecked
	work in progress
	OK

Tool	Hint/Tip	Event Trigger	Comment	Status
Tool	Hint 1 Hint 2 Hint 3 Hint 4	Trigger 1 Trigger 2 Trigger 3 Trigger 4	Comment 1 Comment 2 Comment 3 Comment 4	align="center" bgcolor="Salmon" |
Tool	Hint 1 Hint 2 Hint 3 Hint 4	Trigger 1 Trigger 2 Trigger 3 Trigger 4	Comment 1 Comment 2 Comment 3 Comment 4	align="center" bgcolor="Salmon" |
Tool	Hint 1 Hint 2 Hint 3 Hint 4	Trigger 1 Trigger 2 Trigger 3 Trigger 4	Comment 1 Comment 2 Comment 3 Comment 4	align="center" bgcolor="Salmon" |
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