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#51
Beginner Talk / Re: Color of guides and snappi...
Last post by a.l.e - January 30, 2025, 09:16:35 AM
btw, concerning the usage of the align and distribute tool, i've opened a ticket:

0017393: Make the Align and distribute tool more comfortable to use
https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=17393

personally, i'm not sure if adding more snapping points would really be a win for scribus.
i already regularly have to fight the snapping heuristic, to get it to snap to the right element / guide.

i must admit that my only experience with "complex" snapping points is in inkscape.
it has way more snapping points then one can wish.
they work better than in scribus.
and "each" can be enabled or disabled.
but having the right one activated when you need it, feels overwhelming to me.
(sadly, i don't use inkscape very often, and i mostly only use basic feature, so i might be representative there...).

personally, my wish would be to make the center element snapping optional (with a preference/setup switch).
so: as you might have guessed, less centering is fine to me : - )
#52
General Discussion / Re: I can't force light mode i...
Last post by DavidGDFC - January 29, 2025, 11:53:26 PM
Thanks! It looks like my account for the bugs website still works, though I opened it a long time ago and I had forgotten about it.

I think I should be fine sticking to the development branch, as I love the new interface. I don't need Scribus for professional reasons: I'd just would like to learn to create nice documents.

Any advice on where to start in terms of tutorials or guides?
#53
General Discussion / Re: I can't force light mode i...
Last post by MrB - January 29, 2025, 11:33:51 PM
We only just released 1.7.0 (note it's supposed to be a development version, although likely pretty stable for most work. We'd still recommend keeping 1.6.3 around for real work).

There is an account called DavidGDFC on bugs.scribus.net that I can reset the password of, if you like.

Forums is more where help is received, ideas discussed etc. bugs.scribus.net is where we actually track bugs and feature requests.
#54
Beginner Talk / Re: Color of guides and snappi...
Last post by a.l.e - January 29, 2025, 11:05:32 PM
@ nermander:

good hint, but point 2. is not needed : - )

1. snap the left edge to the guide
2. in the x field of the pp append "-width/2"

... and now kerneling will start counting the key that need to be pressed : - )
#55
General Discussion / Re: I can't force light mode i...
Last post by DavidGDFC - January 29, 2025, 11:01:05 PM
That's great news! Is there are an estimated date for 1.7.1?

Also, if I have another issue or if I want to make a request, should I report it here or in this other forum you've shown me?

Before I wrote my first message, I checked if I had an old Scribus account, and all I found was an account on something called "Mantis Bug Tracker" or something like that. My details didn't work to access this forum and that's why I created a new account.
#56
General Discussion / Re: I can't force light mode i...
Last post by MrB - January 29, 2025, 10:23:04 PM
We'll probably add the ability to force a light/dark mode in 1.7.1. It's not a problem as such, we'd just need to add the feature. We already have a feature tracking this at https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=17391
#57
General Discussion / I can't force light mode in Sc...
Last post by DavidGDFC - January 29, 2025, 09:59:10 PM
Hi,

This is my first post in this forum. First of all, thanks for developing this great software. I hope I have placed my issue in the right category.

As soon as it was released, I installed Scribus 1.7.0, and because my Windows is in dark mode, the whole interface of Scribus turned automatically to dark mode. However, I'd like to be able to force Scribus to light mode. It might not make sense, but for esthetic reasons, I keep Windows in dark mode, though I definitely prefer to have my programmes in light mode.

I remember that, when qBitTorrent recently switched to qt6, they had the same problem and I'm guessing it's also the same cause. Apparently it's possible to allow users to select a particular mode regardless whether they have light or dark mode in Windows, but I don't know the technicalities, as I'm not a developer myself.

So, I'm hoping this can be implemented in a feature release.

Thanks!

#58
Beginner Talk / Re: Color of guides and snappi...
Last post by Nermander - January 29, 2025, 08:36:16 PM
Remember that numbers in Scribus can be written as formulas.

So, you can probably do like this:

1. Snap left edge to the guide.
2. Copy the number from the frame width.
3. The in the box for position, after the current number, append "-(the copied number)/2".

That will (hopefully) move the frame to the left with half the width of the frame.
#59
Beginner Talk / Re: Color of guides and snappi...
Last post by kenerling - January 29, 2025, 06:32:05 PM
Thanks a.l.e for your reply.

Yes, I'm familiar with the align and distribute window, which certainly does the job, but as I mentioned in my post, it can sometimes be quite a few clicks:

Change to select A&D tab: 1 click
Change "Relative To" to (e.g.) "Margins": 2 clicks
Change "Align Sides By" to "Move": 3 clicks
Click "Center on vertical axis": 4 clicks
Click "Center on horizontal axis": 5 clicks

[wipes sweat from brow]

There are all sorts of workarounds, of course, so it's no big deal. For example, if the frame is the same on each page, the user can do it once then multiple duplicate the page as many times as needed; idem with an empty frame to serve as a center snap reference for the frame to be actually used, etc.

Still, I do feel that being able to snap the center of a frame is as basic as being able to snap its edge or its corner...

Anyhoo, thanks again!
#60
Raster and Vector Graphics / Re: Replacing images while kee...
Last post by a.l.e - January 29, 2025, 06:23:39 PM
sadly no

https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=5542

... it's aging well...

and, sadly, i don't have the revised version of the patch anymore:

https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=12253

... but it would probably not easily apply, after all those years.

anyway, without a comment from the team, stating in what direction the patch should go (and if they want the feature) i will not further work on that.