getText() returns nothing

[zenkon]

Hey there,
i am really struggling with this one:
i call the getText function after selecting some text in a text frame but the function return a empty string even though I can set the color of the selected text.
Any ideas?

Thanks
Zenkon

[a.l.e]

works here with the current scribus code...

which version of scribus are you using?

[zenkon]

Hey,
thanks for your reply. I am using scribus 1.4.8 in a debian enviroment.

[a.l.e]

hi

print(scribus.getText())

or

print(getText())

also work in my 1.4.8 with debian...

[zenkon]

Code Select Expand


mainTextBox = scribus.createText(120.0,120.0,40.0,60.0)
scribus.insertText("Hello World",0,mainTextBox)
scribus.selectText(0,scribus.getTextLength(), mainTextBox)
text = scribus.getText()
print(text)


[a.l.e]

oh! ah ah!

https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=15911

<rant>people, please provide enough context in your questions!
attach sample .sla and .pdf files or, in this case, a script snippets that let us reproduce your issues...
... and, no, most of the time a screenshot is not enough...
life is so much easier when we don't have to rely on our crystal ball!</rant>

[zenkon]

I am not really sure if I understand this correctly. It was a bug and it is now fixed in 1.5.6? But if so why does it work on your system? Sorry ^^

[Nermander]

Probably because a.l.e did not create the text with insertText, but typed it manually in the document.

Nothing in the initial post said the text had been entered using insertText.

[zenkon]

Ok, but is there a solution to my problem?

[a.l.e]

yes, go and read the bug report i've linked above.
(small hint: getAllText())

or get the latest scribus and do an update after the insert.

ciao
a.l.e

[zenkon]

It works, thanks for your help.
Keep up the good work.