Text cannot be inserted into text frames

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PaulL

Here's what I am doing:  I click on the T icon and create a text frame where I want it.  I then click on the T in a box, and a blinking insertion bar appears in the top left corner of the text frame.  I start typing, and nothing happens.

However, if I right-click on the frame, select Content and then "Edit Text with Story Editor," all the text I've typed is there.  However, there appears to be no way to get that text to be displayed in the text frame.

What am I doing wrong?  All worked properly for the first text frame I created in the document, and the trouble started when I tried to create a second frame and put text in it.  Now, even that first frame appears to contain no text, even though it's all still in the Story Editor window.

Forgot to mention that I am running on Linux Mint 22.1 Xia Cinnamon, using ver. 1.6.1 of Scribus.

MrB

Sounds like the size or colour of the text is set so you cannot see it. Check settings on the Content Properties window.

AdmFubar

Quote from: PaulL on March 08, 2025, 08:39:56 PMHere's what I am doing:  I click on the T icon and create a text frame where I want it.  I then click on the T in a box, and a blinking insertion bar appears in the top left corner of the text frame.  I start typing, and nothing happens.
What "T" in what box are you clicking on? Once you create a text frame, it should be the selected object in your document, the frame will be the selected object color and have handles to change the size of the text frame. If not you will need to select it again. If you double click the the text frame the handles should disappear and you can now enter text directly.

Using Scribus 1.5.8 & 1.6.2, openSUSE 15.5
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PaulL

Quote from: MrB on March 08, 2025, 11:14:33 PMSounds like the size or colour of the text is set so you cannot see it. Check settings on the Content Properties window.

Well, you may be on to something.  I have the font size at 192, because I want 3" tall letters (I'm trying to make signs for the hymn-board in a church) and was having trouble placing the words correctly in LibreOffice Writer.   What baffles me is that everything worked the first time, and I could even print.  Now, nothing is working.  I guess Scribus is just not the right tool.  I'll uninstall it and look for something else.

PaulL

Quote from: AdmFubar on March 09, 2025, 12:28:51 AM
Quote from: PaulL on March 08, 2025, 08:39:56 PMHere's what I am doing:  I click on the T icon and create a text frame where I want it.  I then click on the T in a box, and a blinking insertion bar appears in the top left corner of the text frame.  I start typing, and nothing happens.
What "T" in what box are you clicking on? Once you create a text frame, it should be the selected object in your document, the frame will be the selected object color and have handles to change the size of the text frame. If not you will need to select it again. If you double click the the text frame the handles should disappear and you can now enter text directly.



I can't see your toolbar, of course, but on mine there are three 'T' icons.  The first is between the arrow (select tool) and the little picture (image frame tool), and the tool tip reads, "Text Frame (T)".  The second 'T' icon is to the right of the magnifying glass, and its tool tip reads, "Edit Contents of Frame (E)."  And right next to that icon is another T with a symbol next to it, the tool tip for which reads, "Edit Text with Story Editor (Ctrl+T)."  I hope that helps.

As I mentioned, not one of these options results in visible text.  The post before yours probably has the right of things:  I want text that is too high for Scribus to handle.  This is for a hymn board in a church, and the letters and numbers need to be tall enough for people to see in the back of the church.

This is something InDesign could handle, but I am running Linux.  I guess Scribus is just not up to the job, so I will be uninstalling it and looking for a better tool.

P.S.--Having to enter verification letters, fill out a captcha, and answer a dumb question is getting awfully tedious, and this is only my third post.  Sayonara to all.

a.l.e

if you have very big text, you need to take care about the first line offset and, more generally, about the line height:

it's easy to have a text that does not fit in the frame because there is space above or below the text that does not fit.

(no idea about the captchas (my account is probably above all new user limits...) but concerning the dumb question: one gets used at getting asked dumb questions...)

AdmFubar

now i'm wondering, what are the dimensions of the document  you are creating, and what size of the font are you using? I typically start out with a standard sized sheet of paper and smaller sized font, and alter the text size as needed.
Using Scribus 1.5.8 & 1.6.2, openSUSE 15.5
Advanced hobbyist