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#12
PDF Generation / Re: [Q] Python script written ...
Last post by jirib - Today at 02:34:30 PM
It seems to me that the whole Scribus functionality with respect to cover is limited: we do not have spine feature; in Indesign, IIUC, they put some pages next to another, so you could have: back cover page, spine page, front cover page. We have either single page or facing-pages (two only); Indesign makes this three pages printed as "spread" - we do not have it.

Even if one would create 2 facing pages (with first page as left = outside back-cover), Scribus, IIUC, seems to have a deficiency: it can't print both pages as spread, and if you print it with bleeds having 0 size for inside, Scribus would ignore this and put crop marks on "inside" even the bleeds there is 0...

Or do I miss something?
#13
General Discussion / Re: March 2025
Last post by nitramr - May 12, 2025, 07:37:11 PM
This patch is deprecated and no longer compatible since we added the new page sizes to the New Document dialog.
https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=17115
#14
Features / Re: Shortcuts for Styles and S...
Last post by AdmFubar - May 12, 2025, 03:38:29 PM
On keyboard shortcuts, is anyone having issues with scribus not switching to another set of keyboard shortcuts? it always defaults to iCalamus on startup on my system.
#15
Windows / disable "search for updates"
Last post by Serviceverantwortung AP - May 12, 2025, 12:40:31 PM
Hello team,
I have installed Vers. 1.6.4 on a win11 divice. Is it possible to disable "search for updates". if so, which parameters must be set.
thanks for you support.
best regards
Doris
#16
PDF Generation / Re: [Q] Python script written ...
Last post by jirib - May 11, 2025, 08:47:38 PM
Ignore this script for a while, please, it is very naive: it does not consider by design when you need a colourful cover or with an image spanning both pages, plus both the colourful "rectancle" (holding the cover of the cover) or the image must exceed cut/trim line! so, this script is maybe OK for black/white situations without a need to trim.

I will think about that and try to come with a better solution: one which needs to be done _inside_ Scribus (at least for the cover itself)...
#17
PDF Generation / Re: [Q] Python script written ...
Last post by Nermander - May 11, 2025, 07:54:32 PM
Quote from: jirib on May 11, 2025, 10:57:27 AMSo, it generates cover with 'cover_pairs'..., however, logically, it places crop marks and spine marks only on the first/outside cover page.

Ok, so the first two and the last two pages end up on the cover?
#18
PDF Generation / Re: [Q] Python script written ...
Last post by jirib - May 11, 2025, 11:24:02 AM
Quote from: jirib on May 11, 2025, 11:07:27 AM...
CROP_OFFSET = 6 * pt
CROP_LINE_WIDTH = 0.2 * pt
CROP_LEN = 5 * mm
...
BLEED = 5 * mm
...


IIUC, I need to introduce "slug area": CROP_OFFSET + CROP_LEN = <slug area rounded to next unit value>, eg. 2.117 mm + 5 mm = 7.117 mm, that is, 8mm.
#19
PDF Generation / Re: [Q] Python script written ...
Last post by jirib - May 11, 2025, 11:09:23 AM
Quote from: a.l.e on May 10, 2025, 02:56:25 PM(...) it might also be interesting to have a version that runs inside of Scribus and adds the marks on a dedicated layer.

I will do it when all things are clear ;)
#20
PDF Generation / Re: [Q] Python script written ...
Last post by jirib - May 11, 2025, 11:07:27 AM
Quote from: jirib on May 11, 2025, 09:52:30 AMI even did not know how crop marks or spine marks should look like :/ I could not find an exact description. Maybe in the scribus source (for crop marks) ???

...
CROP_OFFSET = 6 * pt
CROP_LINE_WIDTH = 0.2 * pt
CROP_LEN = 5 * mm
...
BLEED = 5 * mm
...

I defined these variables based on https://printedeasy.com/help/artwork-guides/setting-up-bleed-and-crop-marks, see the picture: