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#71
Beginner Talk / Re: Insert image without creat...
Last post by a.l.e - November 12, 2023, 09:27:26 AM
you also have

- extras > picture browser (which you can reach with the keyboard by typing "alt x p")
- insert > frames (which has a terrible UI)

since loading images and text have the same keyboard shortcuts, it's not currently possible to trigger the inserting of the image without a frame already been selected...

probably, having two different shortcuts might be a better solution, but

- "alt f i" is mostly fast enough
- it needs a new concept on how frames are (created and) filled and there is some work to get there...

i don't see changes coming soon to this part of code...
#72
Scripts and Plugins / Re: Add shortcut to a script?
Last post by a.l.e - November 12, 2023, 09:16:20 AM
hi

0015617: custom buttons and shortcut for scripts (the feature request you linked to) does not contain any code that could be merged.

i guess, that a toolbar (with shortcuts) would be easy to implement in some way, and it would be just a bit harder to implement it well.
if somebody (with programming skills) wants to give it a try, i can help.

adding keyboard shortcuts is harder and, probably, currently not possible without some changes in the way scribus defines the shortcuts.
but as you can read in the linked pages, you can use the action search (and a well crafted script name), to start a script with the keyboard (if you're not faster with alt r r s enter to run the latest recent script in the navigation...)

personally, the one thing i'd like to have is 0015579: [PATCH] add user's scripts to the navigation, which has a patch that needs testing (and from what i read, also some feedback on why a specific thing does not work).
i have not touched (nor used) for a while so i don't know what's the state of the patch.
but i can work on it, if somebody joins in...
#73
Beginner Talk / Re: how to add multiple images...
Last post by a.l.e - November 12, 2023, 08:44:39 AM
as far i can tell, you can do that with modern versions of scribus:

- create an image frame,
- got to file > import > get image...,
- select all the image files you want to import (with the same limitation, that they have to be in the same folder),
- click on the selected image frame to place the first image in there.
- click and drag (or shift-click if you have well crafted guides) to place all the other images one after the other ones (the frame will be automatically created).

looks very similar (if not identical) to what you describe...
#74
Beginner Talk / Re: how to add multiple images...
Last post by xolvum - November 12, 2023, 02:04:59 AM
Quote from: PatJr on November 12, 2023, 01:06:01 AMnot that I know of, maybe you or someone could write a script that would do something like that

what you describe doesn't sound much different the dragging and dropping an image onto a page from a file manager to scribus

just tried it, you will need to dittle with the scaling if you don't already have an image frame on the page



thanks i like the script idea since i can do a lot and maybe import more images faster even than the affinity tool.

and yes there will be always manual resizing afterwards since the images are not the same.

maybe i'll share my script when i get it working soon.
#75
Scripts and Plugins / Add shortcut to a script?
Last post by lfpjdop9 - November 12, 2023, 02:03:40 AM
Is anyone aware what stopped this feature request from being merged? It was said that it could allow assigning shortcuts to python scripts.

It would be a really useful feature - I'm trying to assign a shortcut to the "DirectImageImport.py" script.
#76
Beginner Talk / Re: Insert image without creat...
Last post by lfpjdop9 - November 12, 2023, 01:46:40 AM
Oh okay, I found the "DirectImageImport.py" script already. It was shipped with my scribus.

I would welcome adding it to the main "Insert" menu. I find it much more intuitive.

Found it while reading this article: https://hub.packtpub.com/scribus-importing-images/
#77
Beginner Talk / Insert image without creating ...
Last post by lfpjdop9 - November 12, 2023, 01:38:43 AM
Is there a single "Insert Image" action? I could only find a workflow where you have to first create an image frame and then insert an image or drag and drop from the file browser. I'm looking for a:
1. Press shortcut "Insert image"
2. File browser appears
3. You choose an image file.
4. Image appears on the layout.

I'm trying to insert an image in the same way you would when drag and dropping an image from a file manager. Instead of drag and dropping it a file browser would appear in the same way when it appears when you press ctrl+D (Get Image) on an image frame.

I'm trying to avoid creating a frame and then adjusting it to the inserted image. The image has already correct size, so the behavior of drag and drop is desirable. But a single "Insert image" action would be useful.

Is that possible?
#78
Beginner Talk / Re: how to add multiple images...
Last post by PatJr - November 12, 2023, 01:06:01 AM
not that I know of, maybe you or someone could write a script that would do something like that

what you describe doesn't sound much different the dragging and dropping an image onto a page from a file manager to scribus

just tried it, you will need to dittle with the scaling if you don't already have an image frame on the page

#79
Beginner Talk / how to add multiple images to ...
Last post by xolvum - November 11, 2023, 11:55:10 PM
tl;dr: let's say i want to place a 100 image in 100 pages, is there a tool that let's me automatically do that?

i literally just heard about scribus today, and i think i will use for the rest of my life. thanks for the software.

my main use of affinity publisher was to make coloring books, and there is tool called place image.

the tool let's you select multiple images from a folder and then when you are back to the document all you have to do is drag the mouse and it will add the image. you then you can jump to a different page or stay in the same page where you can add another image.

it's handy if you want to make a coloring book or an image book and you don't care about the order.

so is there a tool like this in scrubus?
#80
PDF Generation / Re: Outoput pdf/x-4 doesn't wo...
Last post by AdmFubar - November 11, 2023, 08:52:46 PM
I'm wondering if there is an issue converting 1.4.x file a more advanced pdf. Would be interesting to hear what the developers have to add to this.