Editing text on the layout can often be frightening. Each time we move the mouse or click, we cross our fingers in hope that the frame won't move. This device can sometimes be very sticky! Compared to this, the Story Editor is a very convenient way to edit the text. To display the text content of a selected frame in the Story Editor, just use one of the following ways:
Click on the Edit Text button in the toolbar
Use the Edit | Edit Text menu
Use the Ctrl + T shortcut
A new window will appear with the text of the selected frame and all the linked frames inside. In fact, the Story Editor is not really made to work on the graphical aspect. As you can see, the text is displayed roughly with no formatting applied on it. But there are several advantages to this:
No more problems with the mouse!
Scribus runs faster because it doesn't have to calculate the screen renderings for text and placements
Your own actions are much faster because there is no need to select frames: you get the...