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#11
PDF Generation / Re: Scribus File Not Opening U...
Last post by utnik - February 07, 2025, 09:56:31 AM
hi cdjr398

Quote from: cdjr398 on February 07, 2025, 04:53:19 AMI had several versions that I had done in Scribus. I cut and pasted from there mostly. I was hoping not to have to start from scratch.

when i had to clean your file, i would just do that: starting from scratch.
the structure of the file is unbelievably complex. the last page contains 54 text frames. i would either make it one or two. (as a side effect, texts on the same line would be exactly at the same height, not more or less near the same height...)
you didn't use paragraph styles and character styles. everything is set with direct formatting. this makes the file almost not editable.
i would place the page numbers on the master pages. then they would be at the same plage on every page. (if you really need this unusual pagination with odd numbers on the left page, you can define this in 'file' → 'document setup' → 'sections'.)

i tried to find the reason of this acrobat-reader-issue. but the complex structure of the file would make this harder than rebuilding the layout in a sane way.

if this was my file and my job to make it work, i would use the .pdf file on a background layer (maybe with 30% opacity) and rebuild the whole layout on top of it. maybe with one layer for the images and one for the rest, but not more... (after rebuilding you can just delete the background layer.)
i would do all the formatting with paragraph styles and character styles to keep it editable and clean.

i'm sorry, not to tell you an easier way. but it's a bit of a project for a first layout work in scribus. there is always some learning curve.

here you find a good scribus manual. it's not based on the newest version of the program, but the basics still work.
maybe you don't need to read the whole manual. on the left you find the themes you need. (i.e. styles)
the most important change between tis manual and the actual scribus versions ist the 'content properties' palette. in earlier versions the properties of content of a frame (image, text...) have been edited on a tab of the 'properties' palette of the frame. that's what the manual still suggests.
but if you know about the 'content properties' palette, this is not a big problem.

utnik
#12
PDF Generation / Re: Scribus File Not Opening U...
Last post by cdjr398 - February 07, 2025, 04:53:19 AM
I had several versions that I had done in Scribus. I cut and pasted from there mostly. I was hoping not to have to start from scratch.
#13
PDF Generation / Re: Scribus File Not Opening U...
Last post by AdmFubar - February 06, 2025, 10:25:36 PM
Quote from: cdjr398 on February 05, 2025, 03:09:30 PMI'm not sure if the last page was an imported PDF. It was a complicated page for me to produce so I would cut and paste instead of trying to reproduce it. It could been a PDF. As far as the text elements appearing as jpegs. The cover was done in Photoshop with text and image and then brought in as a jpeg. On page two there was a scanned image with text I brought in. There are weirdnesses, I had no background in Scribus or graphic design before being called on to do this project, which I've been doing for 3 years. On page one there were many double images. I'm just trying to get a PDF that can be read by Adobe Acrobat so my printer people will except it.
Thank you for your input, much appreciated.
what were you cutting and pasting from?
#14
Beginner Talk / Re: Sequentially auto-number o...
Last post by sersha - February 06, 2025, 09:41:52 PM
I understand that it is not exactly what you've asked, but Scribus Generator allows making a sequential numbering, among other things. For example, I've made numbered tickets with it. Maybe it could be used in your workflow... just a thought.
Best regards, S.
#15
Beginner Talk / Re: Sequentially auto-number o...
Last post by a.l.e - February 06, 2025, 05:56:59 PM
As far as I know, still not there.

And the feature should only be added afte the references are made more "solid"...
#16
Beginner Talk / Sequentially auto-number objec...
Last post by Treenjood - February 06, 2025, 02:35:37 PM
Dear forum members,

I've searched the forum for previous discussions on this topic and found that automatically sequentially numbering objects in an imported PDF was not possible, or at least wasn't possible in the past.
I'm wondering if this has changed.

I'd like to sequentially number objects in an imported PDF.  My ideal workflow would be to place a text field containing the number "1," then copy and paste that text field.  Upon each paste, the number would automatically increment to "2," "3," and so on.

Is this possible in Scribus?

Thank you in advance for your help.
#17
PDF Generation / Re: Scribus File Not Opening U...
Last post by cdjr398 - February 05, 2025, 07:46:42 PM
The first example was from the Scribus file opened in Adobe Acrobat. It did have an error message " An error exists on this page (in was on the cover). Adobe Acrobat may not display the page correctly. Please contact the person who created the PDF document to correct the problem." The cover page was created in Photoshop text & image. The second example is the same Scribus file opened in a PDF reader called Skim. It opened perfectly.
#18
PDF Generation / Re: Scribus File Not Opening U...
Last post by Nermander - February 05, 2025, 04:44:25 PM
Does Acrobat not manage to open the file at all, or are there error messages? Or does the PDF just look weird in Acrobat?
#19
PDF Generation / Re: Scribus File Not Opening U...
Last post by cdjr398 - February 05, 2025, 03:09:30 PM
I'm not sure if the last page was an imported PDF. It was a complicated page for me to produce so I would cut and paste instead of trying to reproduce it. It could been a PDF. As far as the text elements appearing as jpegs. The cover was done in Photoshop with text and image and then brought in as a jpeg. On page two there was a scanned image with text I brought in. There are weirdnesses, I had no background in Scribus or graphic design before being called on to do this project, which I've been doing for 3 years. On page one there were many double images. I'm just trying to get a PDF that can be read by Adobe Acrobat so my printer people will except it.
Thank you for your input, much appreciated.
#20
PDF Generation / Re: Scribus File Not Opening U...
Last post by AdmFubar - February 05, 2025, 05:20:48 AM
A point of interest I caught right away. The elements on the last page appear to have come from an imported pdf. Is that the case for most of the document? Was a pdf imported into scribus to be used as a template?

Looked closely at other pages, and noticed that there are text elements that appear jpeg'ed.

Lots of weirdness in your file. Many of the text boxes are doubles. Grab one and move it, there is another identical/nearly identical one underneath it.