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#81
General Discussion / Re: Font list is garbled
Last post by a.l.e - February 02, 2025, 11:37:43 AM
yes, 1.6.2 might have issues with dark mode.

but it should not screw up the font list...
(but, personally, i'm "still" on X11 and light mode, so i don't have any direct experience with neither)
#82
General Discussion / Re: Font list is garbled
Last post by Riquez - February 02, 2025, 10:57:00 AM
Quote from: a.l.e on February 02, 2025, 08:53:43 AMi fear that wayland might be the problem here.

would you mind trying with the devel version?

https://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/files/scribus-devel/1.7.0/ has an appimage...

Thanks.
The 1.7.0 App image works fine.
I tried the in-app themes: fusion, win, & the blank default option - all function fine with the font list. (it looks very good!)

Also, the Line tab Pattern dropdown list showing ---- ____ etc worked fine. On my version of 1.6.2 that list is entirely blank (50 blank options).

EDIT: Ill add that my OS is in dark-mode. So 1.6.2 uses dark mode. Could that be an issue?
1.7.0 is in light-mode & i couldnt find an option to select dark mode.
I tried setting my OS to light mode & then launching 1.6.2, but it remains in dark mode.
#83
General Discussion / Re: Font list is garbled
Last post by a.l.e - February 02, 2025, 08:53:43 AM
i fear that wayland might be the problem here.

would you mind trying with the devel version?

https://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/files/scribus-devel/1.7.0/ has an appimage...
#84
General Discussion / Re: Font list is garbled
Last post by Riquez - February 01, 2025, 07:15:21 PM
I have the exact same issue. Also using Manjaro. (gnome/wayland)
Laptop is AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, 24GB ram

Scribus 1.6.2
I tried various themes in scribus, all present the same issue.
#85
Beginner Talk / Re: Color of guides and snappi...
Last post by kenerling - February 01, 2025, 12:25:57 PM
Quote from: a.l.e on January 29, 2025, 11:05:32 PM... and now kerneling will start counting the key that need to be pressed : - )
Hold on! I'm still winded from the last demonstration!  ;)


Quote from: a.l.e on January 30, 2025, 09:16:35 AMbtw, concerning the usage of the align and distribute tool, i've opened a ticket
Cool! Thanks!


Quote from: a.l.e on January 30, 2025, 09:16:35 AMi already regularly have to fight the snapping heuristic
Yes, in just my month or so with Scribus, I've already noticed that snapping can be a battle, especially when "Snap to grid" is activated.


Quote from: a.l.e on January 30, 2025, 09:16:35 AMpersonally, my wish would be to make the center element snapping optional (with a preference/setup switch)
That is exactly what I was thinking, to make snapping more manageable when there's lots of snapping interference. However, I would take it a step further, and make all of the snap points optional. So, with any frame, the user could indicate to snap with only the upper-left corner, or only the upper-right-corner, or only the left edge, etc.. Even better would be the possibility of combining them, e.g., activate snapping with the upper-left corner and the frame center, but none of the other frame corners or edges would snap.

That ability, to snap using only X part of the frame, in combination with the choices at Page > Snap to (...), would give, I think, great flexibility to snapping.

I would also suggest (I know this isn't the place, but while we're discussing things) making the page edge and margins separate from the guides. And one other big one that I saw and agree with elsewhere, is the ability to snap to the bleed edge. So, imagine at Page > Snap to (...):

Snap to grid
Snap to bleed edge
Snap to page edge
Snap to margins
Snap to guides
Snap to items

All that said, I do want to add that as I'm wrapping my head around the program, I'm finding it to be a very satisfying piece of programming.

Cheers to all!
#86
Code / Re: PythonAPI and groups
Last post by MrB - January 30, 2025, 09:05:07 PM
There is the function getGroupItems(), so not sure what you're trying to do. Maybe some sample code? If some function is missing in Scripter, then we can add it.
#87
Code / PythonAPI and groups
Last post by tropion - January 30, 2025, 05:07:39 PM
Is there a good reason for why the PythonAPI can not access objects in groups?
#88
Beginner Talk / Re: Color of guides and snappi...
Last post by a.l.e - January 30, 2025, 04:11:46 PM
page width is... pagewidth : - )

ah, btw, iirc there was a bug with the colors of the guides, but should be fixed in the latest releases...
#89
Beginner Talk / Re: Color of guides and snappi...
Last post by Nermander - January 30, 2025, 04:03:44 PM
I recall some program (probably CAD) where when snapping you kind of got a tool where you moved the mouse in circles around the position to select what to snap to... It may have been AutoCAD 35 years ago :)
#90
Beginner Talk / Re: Color of guides and snappi...
Last post by Nermander - January 30, 2025, 04:02:01 PM
Quote from: a.l.e on January 29, 2025, 11:05:32 PM2. in the x field of the pp append "-width/2"

I wasn't sure if the width variable was for the object width or the page width. But it is the object then?

I think I have placed guides in the middle of the page using "width/2".