* The user wouldn't have to individually define bold/italic settings for each paragraph style - the bold/italic style would adapt to each paragraph style automatically If no bold version exists for a particular font, the application of the style should not do anything. So for example you could define a 'bold' character style, which would have 'font' set to 'the same as the paragraph style, but use the bold version'. (This would need to be combined with grouping of fonts in order to work properly for boldface and italics.) How about globally accessible 'character styles', with some options which can be *relative* to the paragraph style in which the text is embedded? I have an idea for an alternative approach to the boldface/italic issue: But I agree, it would be more intuitive to add the checkbox, or for each style to remove the ' Use this font: ' checkbox and make it a drop-down instead, with two options: Well, in the example above, *not* selecting a different font will keep the same font. > Just a little add-on : for superscript and subscript as well as small caps, wouldnâ€™t it be even more intuitive to also have a check box â€œKeep same fontâ€œ then the scaling and offset settings. This would also make it very easy to use a *completely different font* for boldface, small caps, etc. In each case, you can pick a font (from the same family) that is especially designed as a boldface, cursive, etc., *or* you can artificially tweak the font you're using to become boldfaced, italics, small caps, etc. But, the slant option is just that, an option. > Thinking it over, my only reserve is I am not too keen about a Â°slantÂ° option for italic.

Thinking it over, my only reserve is I am not too keen about a 'slant' option for italic. Just a little add-on : for superscript and subscript as well as small caps, wouldn't it be even more intuitive to also have a check box 'Keep same font' then the scaling and offset settings. On the superscript/subscript issue, I filed a bug (feature) on that - bug # 498 - and again, cannot agree more with packetbell. I can't think right now of a drawback to this idea.

Attached to a specific style, it automates the process of formatting text with more precision than lots of other programs. It's also easily understandable and intuitive. This will prevent users from very common errors with fonts (using italic or bold that don't exist and thus will never print in bold or italic).

It has the merit of not letting the user just select 'italic' but to attribute a specific font 'I could add: 'that will print' to the 'italic' option. Now in each case, you can pick a font that is especially designed as a boldface, cursive, etc., or to artificially tweak the font you're using to become boldfaced, italics, small caps, etc. Ultimately, it would be nice to remove Small caps, super- and subscript from the global document preferences, and add them to the paragraph style as well.

Scribus paragraph styles