
heavyboots
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I'm super late to the discussion, but I'm pretty happy if it turns out to be Javascript. Everyone knows it, it's easy to interact with on the Mac since Applescript supports it at a system level, etc. Plus, personally, Python has always given me the heeby-jeebies. Anything where the *indenting* controls which items are in the loop… well, it's just not for me. I cut my teeth on Pascal and I much prefer the somewhat more verbose style of code languages with braces produce. I have thousands of lines of Applescript InDesign code, but now Apple supports JS natively, I suspect it's not long for the world and will soon go the way of Dashboard.
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Personally, I almost wish we could go back to the way XPress did master text flows. It allowed you to do things like flow a sidebar column into the main text column into a basal text page, etc. And if at a later date you wanted to switch to a different layout, you didn't end up with the possibility of dead text boxes on your page like you do in InDesign.
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heavyboots reacted to a post in a topic: text frames on master page - how to use in normal pages
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Everything I've done from RageMaker to Quark XPress to InDesign has universally been in picas. Please, please provide support for this measuring system! Also, if you haven't started implementing it yet, please consider making it "point-based picas" like Quark XPress, where typing 18 and hitting Enter automatically converts the number to 1p6. Versus InDesign where typing 18 gives you 18 picas. When you are doing production page setting, it is a lot easier to do something like '+5' at the end of your current measure to nudge it 5 pts, rather than having to type '+p5' or '+.4166', all of which require a lot more non-numpad numbers or mental math that break up the flow. EDIT: Did I mention that all entry fields should be capable of parsing math? I believe they already are, but if not, definitely something that makes life a lot easier for production staff.
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heavyboots replied to Peter Werner's topic in [ARCHIVE] Publisher beta on macOS threads
I second this, particularly in the Preferences dialog. I had a slider for number of decimals open and hit Escape thinking it would close the slider. But instead it closed the Preferences dialog and left the slider up, requiring a relaunch to get rid of it. -
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heavyboots replied to Gritboy's topic in [ARCHIVE] Publisher beta on macOS threads
On a similar note, if you have a slider open in the Preferences (like for how many decimals to display, and you hit Escape, it closes the preferences, leaving the slider open and uncloseable without relaunching the app. -
EmeraldSlash reacted to a post in a topic: Number pad Enter to apply
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So it's May of 2018, the product is at 1.6.7 and I STILL can't use the Numpad Enter to OK a crop completion, etc etc etc. No offense but HOW HARD CAN THIS BE GUYS??? It is seriously like death by a thousand paper cuts that this doesn't work! Please and thanks!
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I heartily second this! We're up to version 1.6 and it's like not a single programmer has every used an extended keyboard with the app??
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heavyboots reacted to a post in a topic: Stuck in Develop Persona
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heavyboots replied to Cleatless's topic in [ARCHIVE] Photo beta on macOS threads
Wow! I have no idea how I hid it in the first place, but thanks! -
Stuck in Develop Persona
heavyboots replied to Cleatless's topic in [ARCHIVE] Photo beta on macOS threads
Alright, just clicked into the Develop persona by accident and now I'm trapped? There are NO buttons at all the Develop or Cancel. This is Photo 1.5.1 btw, which I think may be the problem? EDIT: I suppose I should add that I do NOT want to Develop the image. How the hell is Develop such a trap that I can't even use the Close item from the menu bar, btw?! (I'm going to post this in bugs too, just in case.)