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#1
Free discussion / Re: two new editors coming soo...
Last post by AdmFubar - Today at 09:57:37 PM
more that likely it was a "paid" piece to promote those two programs so as not to compete with affinity.. I wouldnt be surprised if they get bought at some point and then are no more.
#2
Showcase / Tales of the Black Death - A T...
Last post by IanicM - Today at 06:20:39 PM
After the release of my atypical books Catalyst and Dr. Novak's Puzzle Book, I decided to dedicate the remainder of the year to transforming my video game series, Tales of the Black Death, into a choose-your-own-adventure style book saga.

The books follow the same overarching journey as the video game; however, the choices are far more drastic. Also, there is no flipping around pages, the story moves forward only. The experience is designed more like a "Can you make it to the end of the book without dying?" than anything else.

Each book features approximately twenty gruesome deaths, determined entirely by the reader's choices, along with a few very short branching paths. The last book offers the reader three different paths, which lead to different ending.

My work inside Scribus was pretty basic. Mostly, adding the images ( all 3d images I've created and rendered + applied a sketch filter), changing font styles, using master pages. In then end, it's about 1,200 unique pages.

The final book in the series was released just a few days ago.

If any of you are curious about the series, here is the link to the first book.
https://a.co/d/6UuGKJH

#3
Free discussion / Re: two new editors coming soo...
Last post by a.l.e - Today at 06:01:17 PM
I guess that you got the links from

https://tedium.co/2025/12/10/404-media-zine-linux-affinity

It's really a pity, that Scribus does not manage to have the features for creating a Zine...

It would be nice to know, what were the reasons for not going for Scribus, but seeing the lack of details, I fear that they were simply... mmm... disgusted.

It would be nice to find have a clue for what Scribus is already good enough and for which usages there are only few changes needed to make it a fit...
#4
Free discussion / two new editors coming soon
Last post by AdmFubar - December 11, 2025, 10:39:53 PM
#5
Scripts and Plugins / Re: DeepL Translation Script f...
Last post by bastiaanw - December 10, 2025, 10:28:49 PM

Hi,

Update: Scribus Automated Translation Script – Version 0.10

What's new in v0.10
• Expanded language support
Additional languages have been added, including several non-Latin scripts. This improves coverage for multilingual layout projects and ensures broader accessibility.

• Improved interface and usability
The script now provides a clearer, more intuitive workflow, making it easier to select languages, configure options, and run translations without manual adjustments.

• Better formatting preservation
We enhanced the logic that handles styles, spacing, and text attributes. The script now keeps more of the original Scribus formatting intact during translation, reducing cleanup time.

• More reliable DeepL integration
A cleaner, more robust DeepL request/response handling has been implemented. Error handling is improved, and support for larger text blocks is now more stable.

What's next
I am are currently working on additional refinements, including better support for right-to-left languages and more advanced formatting retention.

If you have suggestions, issues, or ideas for future improvements, feel free to share them.

Bastiaan
#6
Scripts and Plugins / Re: Create Character Style tha...
Last post by wu5ch31 - December 08, 2025, 11:11:04 PM
Good evening,

Thanks for your replies! I think Bastian's approach with templates is my best option. Unfortunately I cannot code, so no way to hack the Scripter API. And no, calling a few simple functions from a Python module is not coding  ;) Otherwise, there would be a few things I could look at, like paragraph styles with lists...

BR
Jens
#7
Showcase / Re: Inside my first book - Cat...
Last post by IanicM - December 08, 2025, 10:25:06 PM
Thanks! I should be posting about my newest project soon. Again, all created within Scribus.
#8
Scripts and Plugins / Re: greps – new version (v1.5)
Last post by a.l.e - December 08, 2025, 09:31:31 PM
As AdmFubar already reported, I also have issues with the dialog.

It does not (really) close, leaves artifacts behind it when moving the dialog (but this -- i think -- also happens with the dialog I have created), and after finishing to replace left Scribus idle, impossible to close it, without killing it.

It's a huge script, but one day I might have a look at it and try to find out the reasons why it does not work on some computer...

Anyway, it's a good start! Congrats.
#9
Scripts and Plugins / greps – new version (v1.5)
Last post by richard-cdbox - December 08, 2025, 09:14:22 PM
New features:

Searching and replacing across the entire document (footnotes are included)
Searching and replacing inside tables
Safe ungrouping of grouped text frames

https://github.com/richard-cdbox/greps/releases/tag/v1.5
#10
Scripts and Plugins / Re: Create Character Style tha...
Last post by a.l.e - December 08, 2025, 09:12:27 PM
If you need complex styles (hierarchies), I think that working with a template is the best approach.

Of course, the scripter API does not let you create a document based on a template, so some more thoughts and prayers are needed here.

No idea if it would a feature that is easy to add.

I've now created a patch for setting a parent when creating the character and paragraph styles:

https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=17706

Btw, creating patches for the Scripter API is a good way to get started with hacking on Scribus : - )

Creating the linked patch was for sure easier than trying to figure out how to create or modify a style directly in the .sla...