On 9/4/06, Alan Horkan <horkana@...44...> wrote:

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"Lorem ipsum" is a clever name but almost too clever. (Excellent idea though and it is alwasy great to see people creating more effects and extensions already.) Although "Lorem ipsum" it is an

expression probably

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well known to typesetters it is not exactly self explanitory for the average beginner.

Perhaps, but would a beginner need it at all? Usually designers use it for mock-ups to show to clients.

What about adding a submenu "Generator" which could have a number of choices, for example "text" or "shape". Where:

"generator" would group any functions that generate automatically repeated objects.

"text" would generate repeating text given a number of parameters, for example with "Lorem ipsum" or "Happy Birthday" along a curve or inside a shape.

"shape" would generate shapes given a number of parameters, for example it could add stars of various sizes and positions at random to simulate a night sky filled with stars.

Given that "Lorem ipsum" would be under a fairly self explanatory menu, it should not be so hard to figure what it does even for new users.

Joc