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#1
Text and Typography / Re: Fonts unavailable in 1.5.8...
Last post by PatJr - June 05, 2023, 08:19:37 PM
not an answer here
maybe try a flatpak version or native repo install

I have seen issues with the appimage versions and having to rebuild your font cache
#2
Text and Typography / Fonts unavailable in 1.5.8 app...
Last post by BobT53 - June 05, 2023, 07:18:10 PM
Hi,
Been using Scribus 1.4.8 with no problems, just now run up 1.5.8 appimage and found that most of a commercially purchased family of otf fonts which I have been using without issues in 1.4.8 are either not available at all or have been incorrectly substituted in 1.5.8. Attd Screenshot-6 shows the font listing from 1.4.8, -3 from 1.5.8 where most of the Berthold Akzidence Grotesk family are either missing or misdirected. It doesn't seem possible to edit the incorrect filepaths, at least through the font preferences page, and setting the correct font path as 'additional' has no apparent effect. As the image shows, the single font in this group which does appear to be available normally in 1.5.8 (BAG Light) happens to have a duplicate of the file in a different (home) directory.
System is MX Linux 19, 64 bit. Been using these fonts for years in Scribus /    nkscape / LibreOffice etc without issues.
Any thoughts on what is happening and how to fix it gratefully received.
#3
User Interface / a little suggestion
Last post by artweave - June 05, 2023, 07:07:04 PM
I come from quarkxpress which I used for years at work.
I switched to linux at home and I find that version 1.58 has gained in ergonomics in its interface.
A few things:
- Can't we collect Item>duplicate and transform on the distribute and align panel in the window menu

-element that I often used was the shortcut opening a dialog allowing me to type a page number to go there.

- regarding the import of bitmap photos, plan to accept the AVIF format in scribus?

This version of scribus is really successful. Thanks to the developers
#4
Beginner Talk / Re: style manager Window too b...
Last post by AdmFubar - June 05, 2023, 06:24:34 PM
Check in the scribus config file, (.scribus) for prefs140.xml. In a text editor open the file and search for the "style manager" section.It may have some values for the window dimensions. If so change the height so it is a bit smaller and see if that helps. You should do the editing without scribus running. Once you save the edited file restart scribus and open the styles manager and see if there is an improvement.
#5
Beginner Talk / Re: style manager Window too b...
Last post by MrB - June 05, 2023, 06:02:05 PM
Please also let us know your screen resolution
#6
Beginner Talk / Re: adjust frame to image by d...
Last post by hugogogo - June 05, 2023, 01:07:42 PM
Quote from: a.l.e on June 05, 2023, 08:09:13 AMwhen you drag and drop an image into scribus, the size of the newly created frame will not bigger than the page.

all right ! It explains everything, thank you :) I see why it's a good idea indeed
#7
Beginner Talk / Re: adjust frame to image by d...
Last post by a.l.e - June 05, 2023, 08:09:13 AM
when you drag and drop an image into scribus, the size of the newly created frame will not bigger than the page.

in your case, it's maxed at the page width.

believe me, that's a good idea: you don't want to resize an image that is 100 times the page size!

now that you know this, what can you do?

on the one side, you can "correctly" set the image resolution before dragging the image into scribus: scribus will retain it, when creating the frame and you will get something that is closer to what you are expecting.

you can also first create a frame of the correct size (and put it in the scrapbook, so that you can insert it on new pages with a double click) and drop the image on the existing frame.

also, if you want the images to always (or mostly) scale to the frame size, you can modify the preferences of the "item tools > images" (or in the document settings, for the current document) and tell scribus about your predilection.

then, the images will be scaled to the frame size by default.

voilà, i hope that helps..
#8
Beginner Talk / Re: style manager Window too b...
Last post by utnik - June 05, 2023, 05:45:22 AM
hi catrine

it might be better with a newer scribus version.
try 1.5.8 (and hope...)

utnik
#9
Beginner Talk / style manager Window too big (...
Last post by catrine - June 05, 2023, 04:45:39 AM
Hi, I am a beginner with Scribus. I think it probably is very good but that "style manager Window" business being too big to access the "apply" button is really a big bug. A desktop publishing software without styles is near useless. I know it has been mentioned before, but the replies I have seen have been unsatisfactory: hold Alt and move the window with the mouse doesn't work for me and applying a patch might be a good advice for a computer wiz but not for an ordinary person: I wouldn't have a clue how to do it and would not venture into that sort of thing either.
Can someone fix the bug so the window can be resized or give a practical solution to the issue?
I am working on Windows 10 pro and have the latest Scribus version 1.5.4 and my laptop is Lenovo thinkpad T470s
I'd love to attach a screen capture but I can't work out how to do it.
Thanks
Catrinescreenshot-style-manager-window_Scribus.jpg
#10
Beginner Talk / Re: adjust frame to image by d...
Last post by hugogogo - June 05, 2023, 12:40:40 AM
of course, here are more informations :

I'm using scribus 1.5.8

step 1 - settings : file > document setup > item tools > images > free scaling (100% 100%)

step 2 - drag and drop the image :
Screenshot_2023-06-05_00-10-31.png

step 3 - right click > image > adjust frame to image :
Screenshot_2023-06-05_00-11-41.png

step 4 - new document, settings : file > document setup > item tools > images > scale image to frame size (keep aspect ratio)

step 5 - drag and drop the image :
Screenshot_2023-06-05_00-08-01.png

the scaling value in the "image properties" panel on the right is coherent. And the frame size is consistent, whether we have the option "free scaling" or "scale image to frame" activated, the frame has the same size. And for this image, the frame is apparently 25.91% of the image size (I mean, the 72 DPI that the image states to be)

But why do scribus choose to create a frame that is smaller than the image size, and how is the size of this frame chosen ?