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#31
PDF Generation / [SOLVED] Scribus File Not Open...
Last post by cdjr398 - February 04, 2025, 03:58:27 PM
I do a neighborhood 12 page magazine using Scribus 1.6.2 to do layout. It works great except for one main problem.

The PDF generated by Scribus will not open properly in Adobe Acrobat Ver 2024.005.20400.

Another frustrating item is that the PDF reader I use most "Skim" does a great job of reading the PDF, no problem. My printer who has never heard of Scribus or Skim insists that the PDF file open in Adobe Acrobat.

Again the within Scribus everything looks fine. In the Adobe Acrobat PDF for some reason the cover comes out with a few other things but all other pages are blank.

Any help greatly appreciated,
#32
General Discussion / Re: Font list is garbled
Last post by AdmFubar - February 03, 2025, 07:15:47 AM
I have the same issue, but only when using kvantum.
#33
General Discussion / Re: Font list is garbled
Last post by Riquez - February 03, 2025, 12:33:52 AM
Quote from: MrB on February 02, 2025, 11:21:18 PMThis is a wayland issue.
It also happens when I boot in xorg (x11) - gnome offers the choice.
The OP also specified x11
#34
General Discussion / Re: Font list is garbled
Last post by MrB - February 02, 2025, 11:21:18 PM
This is a wayland issue.
#35
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)
#36
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.
#37
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...
#38
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.
#39
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!
#40
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.