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#51
General Discussion / Re: I can't force light mode i...
Last post by DavidGDFC - January 29, 2025, 11:01:05 PM
That's great news! Is there are an estimated date for 1.7.1?

Also, if I have another issue or if I want to make a request, should I report it here or in this other forum you've shown me?

Before I wrote my first message, I checked if I had an old Scribus account, and all I found was an account on something called "Mantis Bug Tracker" or something like that. My details didn't work to access this forum and that's why I created a new account.
#52
General Discussion / Re: I can't force light mode i...
Last post by MrB - January 29, 2025, 10:23:04 PM
We'll probably add the ability to force a light/dark mode in 1.7.1. It's not a problem as such, we'd just need to add the feature. We already have a feature tracking this at https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=17391
#53
General Discussion / I can't force light mode in Sc...
Last post by DavidGDFC - January 29, 2025, 09:59:10 PM
Hi,

This is my first post in this forum. First of all, thanks for developing this great software. I hope I have placed my issue in the right category.

As soon as it was released, I installed Scribus 1.7.0, and because my Windows is in dark mode, the whole interface of Scribus turned automatically to dark mode. However, I'd like to be able to force Scribus to light mode. It might not make sense, but for esthetic reasons, I keep Windows in dark mode, though I definitely prefer to have my programmes in light mode.

I remember that, when qBitTorrent recently switched to qt6, they had the same problem and I'm guessing it's also the same cause. Apparently it's possible to allow users to select a particular mode regardless whether they have light or dark mode in Windows, but I don't know the technicalities, as I'm not a developer myself.

So, I'm hoping this can be implemented in a feature release.

Thanks!

#54
Beginner Talk / Re: Color of guides and snappi...
Last post by Nermander - January 29, 2025, 08:36:16 PM
Remember that numbers in Scribus can be written as formulas.

So, you can probably do like this:

1. Snap left edge to the guide.
2. Copy the number from the frame width.
3. The in the box for position, after the current number, append "-(the copied number)/2".

That will (hopefully) move the frame to the left with half the width of the frame.
#55
Beginner Talk / Re: Color of guides and snappi...
Last post by kenerling - January 29, 2025, 06:32:05 PM
Thanks a.l.e for your reply.

Yes, I'm familiar with the align and distribute window, which certainly does the job, but as I mentioned in my post, it can sometimes be quite a few clicks:

Change to select A&D tab: 1 click
Change "Relative To" to (e.g.) "Margins": 2 clicks
Change "Align Sides By" to "Move": 3 clicks
Click "Center on vertical axis": 4 clicks
Click "Center on horizontal axis": 5 clicks

[wipes sweat from brow]

There are all sorts of workarounds, of course, so it's no big deal. For example, if the frame is the same on each page, the user can do it once then multiple duplicate the page as many times as needed; idem with an empty frame to serve as a center snap reference for the frame to be actually used, etc.

Still, I do feel that being able to snap the center of a frame is as basic as being able to snap its edge or its corner...

Anyhoo, thanks again!
#56
Raster and Vector Graphics / Re: Replacing images while kee...
Last post by a.l.e - January 29, 2025, 06:23:39 PM
sadly no

https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=5542

... it's aging well...

and, sadly, i don't have the revised version of the patch anymore:

https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=12253

... but it would probably not easily apply, after all those years.

anyway, without a comment from the team, stating in what direction the patch should go (and if they want the feature) i will not further work on that.
#57
MacOS / Re: Scribus 1.6.3 does not run...
Last post by dragginDaybrake - January 29, 2025, 05:17:58 PM
Quote from: MrB on January 25, 2025, 10:08:37 PMI downloaded it again from SF and it works for me

Strange. I had to download the non-arm version to get it working...
#58
MacOS / Re: Scribus 1.6.3 does not run...
Last post by dragginDaybrake - January 29, 2025, 05:16:38 PM
It turns out that the Arm build and the Intel builds of 1.6.3 of mixed up. So the non-arm dmg is the one that runs on arm:
scribus-1.6.3.dmg

And if you need the Intel version you should download this one:
scribus-1.6.3-arm64.dmg
#59
Scripts and Plugins / Re: Scripter: is LayerLocked
Last post by GBW - January 29, 2025, 04:12:37 PM
Hi, well thank you very much, I rearely find a genuine bug and hope this helps others.!
#60
Raster and Vector Graphics / Replacing images while keeping...
Last post by rumple - January 29, 2025, 12:11:49 PM
Is there any way to replace an image and keep scale and position?

The 'edit image' button is one route, but I have a long technical document where I can't do that.

(As a power user of QuarkXPress I'm sure that could do it but I've not used it for 25 years!)