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#1
Scripts and Plugins / Re: DeepL Translation Script f...
Last post by bastiaanw - Today at 08:13:53 PM
Hi everyone,

I've updated my DeepL translation script for Scribus with a nicer preview mode:

Preview now actually calls DeepL, but doesn't change anything in the document.
It shows how many frames and words would be translated.

It also shows, in the preview window, example word → translation pairs for a few frames (e.g. Bonjour -> Hello, Monde -> World).

Full details (including all mappings) are still written to scribus_translation_log.txt.

This makes it much easier to verify the translation quality and check terminology before you let the script modify the document.

The updated script is attached.


#2
General Discussion / Re: How to transfer publisher ...
Last post by a.l.e - Today at 07:35:51 PM
The way Scribus works is probably rather different from Publisher.

And -- from your description -- one thing you probably will miss are "automatic" decorative elements.

On top of it, indeed, you might need multiple programs to replace Publisher. Each of them is probably a bit better than Publisher in their main functionalities, but they will also probably be more complex to learn and use.

On the other side, I might a good news for you: Scribus is supposed to be able to open Publisher files...
You can give it a try.

Finally, if you want us to help you decide if Scribus might be part of your toolbox, you might want to share some screenshot of typical work you've done with Publisher...
#3
Scripts and Plugins / Re: DeepL Translation Script f...
Last post by a.l.e - Today at 07:34:51 PM
Interesting work!

Would you mind attaching a license to it? : - )
#4
Installation and Setup / Re: Syncing preferences across...
Last post by a.l.e - Today at 07:34:16 PM
Personally, I would not sync the preferences between computers.

But I also tend not to spend too much time tweaking my UIs.
I prefer writing bug reports, even patches, and get the UI fixed : - )

This having been said, the Scribus preferences are XML files that are shareable, but I fear that they mix settings that are specific to a computer (paths, absolute coordinates for windows) and other that might shared among computer (colors, docking areas).

But it is an interesting question, and It might be a nice thing to have a command to import and export those settings and share them among users or computers.
#5
General Discussion / How to transfer publisher file...
Last post by Ankrham - Today at 04:18:41 PM
I have a lot of my work in Publisher and need to retain at the very least the content even if it is not capable of updating/altering.  I have been going through and save as PDF but this is going to take days to save every file one at a time which is the only way I have found so far.  Is there any way to move the files in a better way?  Does Scribus have much the same facilities of Publisher?  The options given by MS would mean doing what I want to do in 3 or 4 different programmes which don't provide the same options.  eg suggested to use word even though templates, decorative elements etc. don't exist so not possible to produce the same formats.  This is becoming a nightmare and I obviously need to get this sorted before Publisher vanishes.  Funnily enough I have a lot of other things I need to do and this little epic is proving really time consuming to even find out best course of action.
#6
I do most of my work on two Macs, a laptop and and desktop. This means working on projects in two places using the same applications.

I am new to Scribus. I would like to sync any changes I make to the Scribus UI to be reflected on both computers. Usually this accomplished by adding the preferences files to DropBox and symlinking the shared setting. I this a stupid idea with Scribus?

TIA
#7
Scripts and Plugins / Re: DeepL Translation Script f...
Last post by bastiaanw - Today at 08:44:29 AM
Updated / Extended the script/

DeepL Translation Script for Scribus – Auto Source Version

What it does in v4:

- Lets DeepL automatically detect the source language per frame

- You only choose:
    - What to translate (selected / current page / whole document)
    - Target language
- Translates all applicable text frames in scope
- Preserves:
    - Font
    - Font size
    - Text color
    - Line spacing
    - Alignment
    - Paragraph style
    - Base character style
    - Word-level character styles (e.g. bold words)
- Optional preview mode
- Logfile: scribus_translation_log.txt (next to the .sla document)

Note: The script is in the attachted ZIP file.






#8
General Discussion / Re: Unable to resize object pr...
Last post by AmyD3 - Today at 08:21:43 AM
Ugh, that sounds super annoying! The Wayland/Qt combo can be tricky with Scribus right now, especially with those floating property dialogs.
The fix is definitely to run Scribus using X11 emulation. That should get those windows behaving normally and allow you to resize them until Wayland support is totally solid. Hope that gets you unstuck!
#9
Text and Typography / Re: Hopefully the team here ca...
Last post by utnik - November 17, 2025, 10:55:19 PM
Quote from: AdmFubar on November 17, 2025, 10:07:37 PM...Wouldnt it be nice for scribus to present a list of font you have that would be a good substitute for the proprietary one in the doc, rather than guessing at it?
not for me. but if someone has the intention to rebuild a microsoft document in scribus it might make the task easy – but what's the real use case for it?

utnik
#10
General Discussion / Re: Resize text box without af...
Last post by AdmFubar - November 17, 2025, 10:08:50 PM
That is what i was going to suggest you do.