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Scribus => Text and Typography => Topic started by: mantxo on February 23, 2023, 12:57:57 PM

Title: hyphenate text scribus
Post by: mantxo on February 23, 2023, 12:57:57 PM
Hi there:
I've had problems with hyphenation with Scribus 1.5.1 (the one i get by default through Ubuntu)
I have been using Scribus for nearly 15 years - and very proud of it - i have gone through some initial limitations and through several improvements and
In previous versions I didn't have such a problem - in previous one, i use to save the texts as .txt and import them to the text box and worked perfectly.
In this version i have tried everything: what is suggested (preferences, Extras/hyphenate text (also, I have tried this by any means: applying it to the box, to the text...), what i used to do,... but no way....
I did two newsletters doing it manual - so I haven't done any more as it's so time consuming https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/_media/newsletters:pdf:weaving_alternatives_05.pdf
https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/_media/newsletters:pdf:weaving_alternatives_06.pdf

I have also found it very difficult to contact for help and to get some answers.

I believe it is not the aims of those encouraging free software and this program to keep people away - not to use it or as it's my case not to develop the work we should be doing (as far as I am concerned very important, not just because it's my work)
I will appreciate some light in this issue
Thanks in advance!!!


hyphenate text scribus
Title: Re: hyphenate text scribus
Post by: PatJr on February 23, 2023, 03:57:00 PM
dunno, what was the problem again? it just didn't work at all?

maybe you could install the flatpak version, it's been keep up to the current version on the flathub.org


Title: Re: hyphenate text scribus
Post by: utnik on February 23, 2023, 06:05:36 PM
hi mantxo

if the language settings are correct, the hyphenation should work. (at least it usually does for me...)
unfortunately i'm not on my computer at the moment and i don't know where to set the language. imho it should be part of the paragraph style, but i think it is elsewhere...

utnik
Title: Re: hyphenate text scribus
Post by: MrB on February 23, 2023, 09:08:02 PM
Ubuntu has Scribus 1.5.8. Its certainly improved over 1.5.1.

The character style holds the language setting in 1.5.x. Maybe you were using an older version previously?