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#1
Linux / Disappearing Action Search sho...
Last post by Lynn - Today at 02:59:42 AM
I don't know how I did this, but somehow today the action search shortcut had vanished from my earlier versions of Scribus. For reasons (need to update linux mint) I have 1.5.8 installed but also have 1.6.4 and 1.7.2 as appimages. I've been alternating between them to test the new user interface.

What is confusing is that I don't think I can have accidentally deleted the action search shortcut myself, since it's not available in the Preferences > Keyboard Shortcut window at all. I'd meant to file a bug report that you can't customize the shortcut for that command since it doesn't appear in the list.

I managed to locate the Scribus150.rc document with the user profile and sure enough there's a line that says:
 <Shortcut KeySequence="" Action="helpActionSearch"/>

Where in the Scribus170.rc it says:
 <Shortcut KeySequence="Ctrl+/" Action="helpActionSearch"/>

I'd noticed a bunch of my other keyboard shortcuts I always use had disappeared as well, but I'd assumed maybe I'd erased them myself by accident. Presumably I can edit the line in the rc file to get my action search shortcut back but I'm baffled how it disappeared in the first place.
#2
Features / Re: Styles, Master pages, Scra...
Last post by Lynn - February 12, 2026, 11:49:47 PM
When I'd first seen the question way back I looked at the API to see if I could figure a script for multiple move/resize. Finding matching objects was pretty simple, but I couldn't figure out how to move them the right distance If the first match and the source object weren't on the same page, figuring out the right relative distance was a head-scratcher.

I'd definitely be interested in seeing a script that tackles this.

There's a real use-case if you resize the margins of a document and then want to move text frames / objects to match the new margins. Picking the matches based on size/position is a lot easier to apply than hunting for name matches you'd need to have set up when you first made the document.
#3
Features / Re: Styles, Master pages, Scra...
Last post by a.l.e - February 12, 2026, 09:15:04 PM
I skimmed through joseb's script and I had an idea to improve / simplify his script (sorry, I did not read the script... only the description):

- first select the item with the new position and size
- then add to the selection all the items with the old position / size
- start the script to change all the not first items to have the same position and size as the first one

an even better solution could be:

-first select the item with the new position and size
- then add to the selection the next item with the old position / size
- all following items with matching position / size to the second item will be changed to match the first item in the selection.

If there is interest for such an approach I can create the script...
#4
Text and Typography / Re: Lorem Ipsum in Spanish
Last post by a.l.e - February 12, 2026, 08:49:21 PM
Here a link from Project Gutenberg:

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2000/2000-h/2000-h.htm

Can other Spanish speaking people confirm that they would recognize that as a "Lorem Ipsum"?

Also younger ones?
#5
Windows / Re: New install not working
Last post by a.l.e - February 12, 2026, 03:51:45 PM
Where did you get Scribus from?
Which version of Windows?
64 bit?
The installer is also for 64 bit?
#6
Windows / New install not working
Last post by PeteW1959 - February 12, 2026, 12:15:13 PM
First time attempting Scribus as a replacement for Publisher.
I've downloaded the latest stable version 1.6.5 and installed it.
When I trying running it for the first time I get an error - "C:|Program Files\Scribus 1.6.5\Qt5Widgets.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error..... Error status 0xc0e90002"

What can I do?
#7
Scripts and Plugins / Re: [SOLVED] Excessive process...
Last post by a.l.e - February 12, 2026, 10:10:04 AM
Some time ago I've started collecting test documents for Scribus.

https://github.com/aoloe/scribus-test-documents

I also have created a test case for a huge slowness when creating a long chain of text frames:

https://github.com/aoloe/scribus-test-documents/tree/master/scripts/text-frame-chains

I would love to also add your case... so that we can have some evidence of where Scribus is too slow (and have a chance to find a fix by analyzing which task are being done too often).
#8
Text and Typography / Re: Outline text without the t...
Last post by a.l.e - February 12, 2026, 10:03:40 AM
... Of course, there are also four letters in Scribus...

And while I must agree that six is technically a valid answer to the question, if the question was about the length of the word Scribus, the "correct" answer was probably not six.
(I hope, I'm not helping a bot looking for the solution : - )
#9
Text and Typography / Re: Outline text without the t...
Last post by PhilipL - February 11, 2026, 05:34:54 PM
Thanks. Works well.

Would have posted my thanks yesterday by the security system doesn't think there are 6 letters in Scribus.
#10
Bitmap Images / Re: Export of transparent PNG
Last post by trapadelle - February 11, 2026, 12:44:56 PM
Hello,

For those who could search this option and find this topic, one must know that Scribus 1.5.5 allows that now.

There is a toggle in the export window for choosing whether or not to export with alpha background in a png file.
It is located just below the resolution and size input boxes.