How to create pages with a dotted pattern backgroundIn relation to my bullet journal template (https://github.com/bastianilso/annual-bullet-journal) I was asked how I created the dotted pattern, which I use on some pages (as seen in the image below). This is a just short tutorial on how to set this up yourself.
(https://github.com/bastianilso/annual-bullet-journal/raw/main/sample.png)
- Scribus can load patterns from SVG files. You can create your own pattern with Inkscape, or, if you would like to create a dot-pattern like above, you can download and "Save as.." the pattern.svg file from my repository (https://github.com/bastianilso/annual-bullet-journal/raw/main/pattern.svg).
- Open your scribus project. Go to Edit→ Colors and Fills. Click on the section called Patterns. On the right-hand side, press Load File and choose the pattern SVG file. By default Scribus imports your pattern file and names it "pattern" (you can rename it to e.g. dot-pattern if you like).
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- If you wish to apply the pattern to the page background, I suggest creating a master page by going to Edit → Master Pages
- Create a large rectangle shape (Insert → Shapes → Default Shapes → Rectangle) that takes up the entire page.
- Select the rectangle, go to Properties (F2), Colors section. Under Fill tab, set the Fill Mode dropdown to Pattern. Select your pattern from the list.
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And that's it!
Some piece of advice: Repeating an SVG pattern can cause some performance issues. For that reason I suggest you put the shape in a layer which is hidden during Scribus editing, but exported for print.