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#91
Text and Typography / Re: Odt import - Paragraph sty...
Last post by LanceNY - October 15, 2024, 02:35:02 PMHey all,
\It's a shame there hasn't been a dev response. It would seem that if it worked in 1.4, the input modules from that might be able to be replaced?
At any rate, what is the best workflow at this point? I'm starting a long form (a few hundred page) book. It is written in LibreOffice and can be saved/exported in any format.
I'm assuming DOCX is the best from what is said above. But should I bother doing formatting in Libre, and which type? And what would be best left until after import into Scribus?
Much appreciated!
\It's a shame there hasn't been a dev response. It would seem that if it worked in 1.4, the input modules from that might be able to be replaced?
At any rate, what is the best workflow at this point? I'm starting a long form (a few hundred page) book. It is written in LibreOffice and can be saved/exported in any format.
I'm assuming DOCX is the best from what is said above. But should I bother doing formatting in Libre, and which type? And what would be best left until after import into Scribus?
Much appreciated!
#92
Text and Typography / False Font Info
Last post by LanceNY - October 15, 2024, 02:14:30 PMHello folks, I'm new here, so excuse me if this has been discussed. I took a quick look around and didn't see this subject, so here goes...
As you can see in the image, I have highlighted across two very different typefaces and sizes. And yet, the typography pallet, instead of having the font and size entrees go blank (indicating more than one is selected), it keeps those data-points filled with the info from just one of the selected fonts.
Clearly this will be confusing, especially when one highlights a lot of text, and similar looking text. Is there a fix or work-around?
Thanks in advance!
As you can see in the image, I have highlighted across two very different typefaces and sizes. And yet, the typography pallet, instead of having the font and size entrees go blank (indicating more than one is selected), it keeps those data-points filled with the info from just one of the selected fonts.
Clearly this will be confusing, especially when one highlights a lot of text, and similar looking text. Is there a fix or work-around?
Thanks in advance!
#93
General Discussion / Plus Minus on Numpad Not Worki...
Last post by SirMix - October 15, 2024, 06:08:21 AMI run Scribus 1.6.1 on Mint 22 and the Plus Minus keys on the numpad are not working in combination with the CTRL-key for zooming in and out.
I can configure the shortcuts in the menu by using the numpad plus/minus keys, but they do not zoom. The CRTL+0 on the numpad works.
I can configure the shortcuts in the menu by using the numpad plus/minus keys, but they do not zoom. The CRTL+0 on the numpad works.
#94
Free discussion / SPAM!
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Standard, by the skin of one's teeth a test
Survey, fair-haired a trial
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Proof, at hand the excoriate of one's teeth a check up on
Bolster, precisely a trial
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Test, by the outer layer of one's teeth a check up on up on
Evidence, legal a plumb
Proof, rightful a probe
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#95
Beginner Talk / Re: Line up image boxes in col...
Last post by AdmFubar - October 14, 2024, 10:25:45 PMQuote from: Madcap Piktures on October 14, 2024, 08:54:24 PMWhat I'm trying to create is a landscape A4 folder with four columns and five rows, where I can put images (CDs/LPs) and text underneath respective image to showcase merchandise.A4folder? As in in a Tri-fold or Z-fold?, Single or double sided?
#96
Features / Re: Suggestion : save to an ol...
Last post by MrB - October 14, 2024, 10:05:37 PMWhen I refactored the load/save plugins many years ago, the idea of doing this was always there. I'm mostly done with implementing this in 1.7.0.svn.
#97
Beginner Talk / Line up image boxes in columns...
Last post by Madcap Piktures - October 14, 2024, 08:54:24 PMHi guys, Mattias here. Brand new Scribus user.
What I'm trying to create is a landscape A4 folder with four columns and five rows, where I can put images (CDs/LPs) and text underneath respective image to showcase merchandise.
How can I create this the easiest way? Tables didn't seem to work, but I'm absolutely open to ideas.
Please forgive me if posting in wrong section or if the question has been asked before. All I could find on the subject was a similar post from 2017, and that didn't solve my specific issue.
What I'm trying to create is a landscape A4 folder with four columns and five rows, where I can put images (CDs/LPs) and text underneath respective image to showcase merchandise.
How can I create this the easiest way? Tables didn't seem to work, but I'm absolutely open to ideas.
Please forgive me if posting in wrong section or if the question has been asked before. All I could find on the subject was a similar post from 2017, and that didn't solve my specific issue.
#98
Scripts and Plugins / Scipt "home made" take very lo...
Last post by Ribus - October 14, 2024, 11:52:12 AMHello,
I use Scribus for many years now. I use to work on text with different languages in it, cyrillique and other. Sometime the russian words are all together in a single one 55 letters word. I want allso that iltalic words gose through the process.
To be safe with it I use a macro WORD to separate all words with ¤ in source WORD file Windows and replace a lot off characters like space in unsecable space and so on. Then I export Word.doc in html through LibreOffice.
Then import in a text frame in Scribus.
Then cleaning the frame with a script. With 1 or 2 pages it works, but with a 10 pages it is possible that script never stop.
Is it a problem between Scribus and Python version.
Thanks, for Help.
Richard
I use Scribus for many years now. I use to work on text with different languages in it, cyrillique and other. Sometime the russian words are all together in a single one 55 letters word. I want allso that iltalic words gose through the process.
To be safe with it I use a macro WORD to separate all words with ¤ in source WORD file Windows and replace a lot off characters like space in unsecable space and so on. Then I export Word.doc in html through LibreOffice.
Then import in a text frame in Scribus.
Then cleaning the frame with a script. With 1 or 2 pages it works, but with a 10 pages it is possible that script never stop.
Is it a problem between Scribus and Python version.
Thanks, for Help.
Richard
#99
Features / Re: Suggestion : save to an ol...
Last post by a.l.e - October 13, 2024, 05:19:23 PMPaul's suggestion is a good one: it should probably be a separate tool.
Doing it that way, would be "not that hard"...
I guess that the most tedious part is to create a DTD of the .sla file format (and keep it up to date).
This is a work (almost) anybody with basic computer skills can do.
Once this is done, it should not be hard to create a tool that handles the differences (https://manpages.org/dtddiff is a Linux tool that can be used for that...)
In most cases, the .sla format only changes by additions. Sometimes behavior can change without the file format being changed (and such a tool could warn about it).
And, having a DTD of the .sla could really help for creating other tools that work "correctly" on Scribus files...
Doing it that way, would be "not that hard"...
I guess that the most tedious part is to create a DTD of the .sla file format (and keep it up to date).
This is a work (almost) anybody with basic computer skills can do.
Once this is done, it should not be hard to create a tool that handles the differences (https://manpages.org/dtddiff is a Linux tool that can be used for that...)
In most cases, the .sla format only changes by additions. Sometimes behavior can change without the file format being changed (and such a tool could warn about it).
And, having a DTD of the .sla could really help for creating other tools that work "correctly" on Scribus files...
#100
Features / Re: Suggestion : save to an ol...
Last post by BN_Dev - October 12, 2024, 08:27:28 PMIn fairness it's not a terrible idea/request, but implementing it would require someone with some time and a (lot of) attention to detail to track any changes to the file format. You would have to work out backwards compatible changes, how to "safely" lose properties and attributes when downgrading, and much more.
QuarkXPress has a separate version update tool. Perhaps Nairo you could consider making something similar if this is an issue for you?
I know in QXP there's a trick if you hold down certain keyboard keys when opening an older file it triggers some different actions and reflows; perhaps we could have something similar with Scribus to side-step the file version check and hope for the best, but that could cause crashes and YMMV.
QuarkXPress has a separate version update tool. Perhaps Nairo you could consider making something similar if this is an issue for you?
I know in QXP there's a trick if you hold down certain keyboard keys when opening an older file it triggers some different actions and reflows; perhaps we could have something similar with Scribus to side-step the file version check and hope for the best, but that could cause crashes and YMMV.