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Re: GCU is GREAT but artist need editing tools bad
Reply #30 - Sep 23rd, 2010, 12:57pm
 
Quote from Kathleen_137290 on Sep 21st, 2010, 5:10pm:
Mindy,

I have been editing inside text in my older invitations with the thought in mind that customer may not edit the inside of the cards themselves but purchase it as is and write in their own information.  (as discussed in an earlier forum post)

There are some editing technical points you need to think about when you next work on inside card editing program.

1. If the message alignment is set to centered, it is very difficult to get the date, time, place to line up so it looks balanced.  It would look aligned when I was editing, but after saving, it still is a bit off.  If I go back after saving, and add a space or two it looks better, but still not perfect.
Here is an example: http://artist.greetingcarduniverse.com/community/card_inside.asp?pid=525031& return=/community/my_cards.asp?

2. The editing program will not let me add spaces at the top of the page, above the text, to make the page balanced (see above example).  I would add a space to move the entire text block down while editing but when I save, the extra space is not saved.  The card looks a bit unprofessional with the text so high on this sample card.

3.  It would be much more attractive if we could edit the inside verse with different size fonts and/or types of fonts for different parts of the message or invitation.

These are just some points to put on the wish list along with being able to design the inside of the card.

Thanks,
Kati

PS - The "Save and Edit inside verse Text" works great.  Thanks so much for making my work easier.

PSS - For some reason the link I gave above in my message is not showing the edited version of the card.  Went back and checked all the cards I just edited and the new edit is not showing in mange cards or on the main GCU pages.  Will give it some time and check later.  Sure hope there is not a glitch in the system.

 
Thank you for your suggestions.  We are aware of the limitations and lack of flexibility in the inside verse.  Some of these are currently being worked on.  For example within a matter of weeks artists and shoppers will be able to manipulate the inside text with Vertical Alignment as well as adjust line spacing.  
 
Unfortunately for the time being all text within each text area will still retain the same properties (font style, size & color, alignment).
 
Important to note that you should not over edit your inside verse with forced line breaks and spaces to manipulate alignment.  This causes issues for the shopper when they enter their own text.  This is what I believe you are experiencing when trying to force line breaks at the top of your verse.
 
Looking into the updating issue for you.  There seems to be a delay.  Let us know if your updated verses are not showing/matching up.  If so, please share some pid#s so we can investigate.
 
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Re: GCU is GREAT but artist need editing tools bad
Reply #31 - Sep 23rd, 2010, 1:18pm
 
Quote from Mindy on Sep 23rd, 2010, 12:02pm:
Quote from Eve_138255 on Sep 21st, 2010, 7:44pm:
Quote from Tanya_131398 on Sep 21st, 2010, 4:21pm:
LOVE that you added these useful new tools Mindy!

Hate to complain but they seem to have caused a glitch that's keeping us from progressing beyond the card details page, Sad


I'm experiencing this problem too.  Sad


We have been unable to reproduce this problem.  Are you still experiencing it?

If so...
On the Card Details View page do you see the two buttons?  Save Changes, Save and Edit Inside Text

 
It was a problem that had to do with the detail page while making new cards Mindy. It started at the same time that the new changes took effect. No one was able to create new cards for about 12 hours or so. Shaun addressed the problem on the thread below and now everything seems to be running smoothly again.
 
http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/forum/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1285108940
 
Thanks,
~Tanya
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Re: GCU is GREAT but artist need editing tools bad
Reply #32 - Sep 23rd, 2010, 1:48pm
 
Everything is now as it should be. T hank you.
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Re: GCU is GREAT but artist need editing tools bad
Reply #33 - Sep 23rd, 2010, 3:00pm
 
Great, thank you.  
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Re: GCU is GREAT but artist need editing tools bad
Reply #34 - Oct 17th, 2010, 3:13pm
 
Quote from Mindy on Sep 23rd, 2010, 12:57pm:
We are aware of the limitations and lack of flexibility in the inside verse.  Some of these are currently being worked on.  For example within a matter of weeks artists and shoppers will be able to manipulate the inside text with Vertical Alignment as well as adjust line spacing.

 
I would like to mention how much I have been enjoying the recently implemented "self-centered" quality of the inside editing. It's a treat to simply begin entering at the top and finish with the text automatically horizontally centered. The other changes mentioned above will be welcome, but in the meantime this feature is greatly appreciated. Thank you for making it happen!
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Re: GCU is GREAT but artist need editing tools bad
Reply #35 - Oct 22nd, 2010, 5:21pm
 
Quote from Joan_135833 on Oct 17th, 2010, 3:13pm:
Quote from Mindy on Sep 23rd, 2010, 12:57pm:
We are aware of the limitations and lack of flexibility in the inside verse.  Some of these are currently being worked on.  For example within a matter of weeks artists and shoppers will be able to manipulate the inside text with Vertical Alignment as well as adjust line spacing.


I would like to mention how much I have been enjoying the recently implemented "self-centered" quality of the inside editing. It's a treat to simply begin entering at the top and finish with the text automatically horizontally centered. The other changes mentioned above will be welcome, but in the meantime this feature is greatly appreciated. Thank you for making it happen!

 
You are welcome!  Thanks for letting us know it's making a difference and life easier  Smiley
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