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#21
Bitmap Images / Re: Changing the colour of a G...
Last post by brownie - May 22, 2024, 04:10:03 PM
Wow PatJr, I tried your solution and it worked to place the logo without background.

Thank you very much so far!

But then I couldn't change the color of the logo anymore. The SCRIBUS-effects do not work with PNG files.

My workaround:
I set the background transparent in GIMP and also changed the color of the logo in GIMP and saved the final logo version as a png and then placed it in SCRIBUS. Now the logo is shown without background. It is still poor that I can't change the logo color easily in SCRIBUS.

Scribus should work on that issue imho. It definitely should be able to handle bitmap files.
#22
Bitmap Images / Re: Changing the colour of a G...
Last post by brownie - May 22, 2024, 03:56:29 PM
Ok, I just found out that one can change the color of the bitmap in the effects section (bottom of the pop-up window). Great so far.

But there is still the issue left that the bitmap has a white background (the frame has no background). How can I remove the background of the bitmap (which it doesn't have)? When I use the same bitmap in Indesign, it doesn't have a white background.

Thx PatJr for your help, that was posted while I was writing this.

So what you mean is that Scribus cannot handel a bitmap file for what it is? I have to use a png-file instead?
#23
Bitmap Images / Re: Changing the colour of a G...
Last post by PatJr - May 22, 2024, 03:44:42 PM
Can you post up a sample file of an image similar to what you want to work with?

gimp can remove a color and set it to transparent, just save it as a png so the transparency is preserved

scribus has some image manipulation tools
select the image frame then
Item>Image>Image Effects   or Crl-E
#24
Bitmap Images / Re: Changing the colour of a G...
Last post by brownie - May 22, 2024, 03:35:42 PM
Hi,

I am a quite experienced designer (QuarkXpress and Indesign) and have the same problem as Robert. Unfortunately the only answer didn't solve the issue how to change the color of a bitmap.

A bitmap should also not be displayed with a background color, cause a bitmap is just a map of bits (there is no "black and white", there is only "black"). So how can a bitmap be displayed without a background color (cause it has none) and used what it is for, f. e. for logos to choose a special color and lay it on a photo without having it surrounded by a frame that a bitmap doesn't have?

Your answer will be highly appreciated!
#25
Vector graphics and postscript / Re: Cool Shapes
Last post by utnik - May 22, 2024, 01:31:53 PM
yes, that was my experience as well – not really usable with scribus.
i didn't really understand how the shapes have been built...

utnik
#26
Vector graphics and postscript / Re: Cool Shapes
Last post by a.l.e - May 22, 2024, 08:20:52 AM
i have tried to import two of the shapes (as svg)...

this is the result with the forth "star" on the first row:

CS_star_4.png

inkscape reads it correctly.
#27
Vector graphics and postscript / Cool Shapes
Last post by AdmFubar - May 21, 2024, 11:06:17 PM
found this site today. Thought users here would find it useful.

https://coolshap.es/
#28
Beginner Talk / Re: Getting Scribus to use the...
Last post by AdmFubar - May 20, 2024, 06:36:08 PM
This is a source of irritation for most users. Perhaps a change to how the default document is set up. I'm thinking along the lines of having scribus prompt the user for font to use, rather then a predetermined font from the pool of installed fonts on the users machine.
#29
Beginner Talk / Re: Getting Scribus to use the...
Last post by Nermander - May 20, 2024, 03:45:52 PM
For the current document you should use File>Document setup>Item Tools.
#30
Beginner Talk / Re: Getting Scribus to use the...
Last post by rogerhwatts - May 20, 2024, 12:23:09 PM
Quote from: JohnJR on June 05, 2021, 09:26:03 PMHi,

I note a fairly recent post on this in 01/2021, but I couldn't glean an answer.  Adopting to using Style Manager, when queried about font, the spin box always is set to Ariel and to select the font I need is a tedious scroll down to click the one I want, every time.  I have tried to follow the File>Document Setup>Item Tools>Text, but the old Ariel spin box just keeps coming back.  This is the case whether selecting either a Paragraph or Character Style.  What do I need to do?

This might have something to do with what I see in the Style Manager as Default Paragraph Style and/or Default Character Style.  Neither of these seems to be changable or delete-able.  Okay, the styles you created are or should be the new defaults grouped under them.  But there is also a category under these labeled "New Style" and can propagate itself as (1), (2),...  These are confusing and have no real meaning or use for your Styles that I can see.  But if you delete them entirely you still are left with "N" or "Ne" and a prompt to name them.  What do these do and I guess how do you get rid of them?

Also if you use a limited number of fonts, say two or three, can you set up a selection box containing just those fonts rather than the long scroll?

Somewhat related, In macOS it seems Paragraph and Character Styles can both be set in Paragraph Style; do I need to essentially duplicate fonts with a corresponding Character Style or does just Paragraph Style suffice for both?  Except for say the rare italicized or bold word and can they just be changed internally in the manner of a word processor?

I think maybe there are two questions mixed up in here that might need to be separated.

Thanks,

Thanks,

Any change made using File>Preferences> Item Tools doesn't seem to apply to the current document. But if you close that down and start a new document, then the limited changes (font, font size, colour) apply to all new text frames.