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Beginner Talk / Re: Recurring text to many pag...
Last post by joseb - Today at 11:06:42 AM
Maybe you can create two 'variable texts'. One 'variable text' for ISSUE and another variable for DATE.

CREATE:
- Create a text frame and put the cursor inside.
- Right click / Insert mark / Variable text.
- Create a 'variable text' where label is ISSUE and DATE. In the text to insert field you should place text that you will update in other Scribus files.
- Assign it a paragraph style.
- Insert these text variables in as many text frames as you want and change the paragraph styles in each frame if you want. Right click / Insert markup / Text variable.


EDIT OR UPDATE:
- To change the variables you will have to right click on the text itself and choose 'edit mark'. Also by double clicking or from the edit menu.
- When you change the variable text it will be updated in all the frames where it is inserted. It will respect the different paragraph styles you have applied.

PROBLEMS:
- If the frames are on master pages you may have to exit the edit mode and re-enter...
- I have also noticed that the 'variable text' can affect numbered listings... After changing a 'variable text' several times, all the numbered listings become numbered 1... and 1,2,3 does not appear... I'm not sure if this error is linked to the 'variable text' but it has happened to me a few times.
- Text variables can have a different paragraph style wherever they are inserted. This means that the variable appears in a different font, size, colour or justification in each place. For example: in one place it could be aligned to the right, in another to the left and in another centred... But I think it is not possible to apply 'align text forced justified'.
#2
General Discussion / Re: Macbook Pro M1 chip
Last post by MrB - Today at 07:57:35 AM
Download the scribus-1.6.1-arm64.dmg from https://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/files/scribus/1.6.1/
#3
General Discussion / Re: A few inquiries and pain p...
Last post by MrB - Today at 07:56:46 AM
Please provide information about the operating system, version and Scribus version you are using.
As for Spell Check - no its one frame at a time for now.
For some of your answers, go into Document Properties and set some of your defaults for tools and text settings etc. Then your document will use those going forward. Set those in Scribus Preferences for future documents if desired.
#4
General Discussion / Macbook Pro M1 chip
Last post by throughoutshorts - Today at 05:53:29 AM
Does Scribus work with the Macbook Pro M1 silicon chip?  What do I need to download to my macbook pro M1 chip set to ensure that Scribus works on my mac?
#5
General Discussion / Re: A few inquiries and pain p...
Last post by PatJr - Today at 03:39:49 AM
#6  are you using the styles?

#5  dunno, not what you want but you could set a shourt cut to a fit width or zoom  say Alt-0

#4  mine didn't do that  1.6.1

#3   did you try the dock? not a perfect solution but gives you some more predictability, also what window manager are you using

#2  nope

#1  nope, generally it's better if the word processing is done in like LebreOffice then import the text to a frame



#6
General Discussion / A few inquiries and pain point...
Last post by Cliffordorn - Today at 03:18:43 AM
Hello, everyone. I'm new to the forums, but I've been using Scribus for a while to design zines and comics.  I've become very comfortable with the application, but I have certain queries that a forum search did not provide answers to.  Perhaps some of these questions have answers, while others can serve as pain areas for future development.  First and foremost, I adore this program and am grateful to all of the developers who made it possible!! Thank you.


1) Spell check: Is it possible to spell-check a whole document? I'm guessing the answer is no.  It's extremely time-consuming and inconvenient to spell check each individual text box on a large page with hundreds of thought/speech bubbles to navigate.


2) Spell check again - It would be wonderful if we could add custom terms to the dictionary rather than stopping at punctuation. Maybe there's already a way?

3) Tool window layout - Is there a method to preserve this so you don't have to rearrange your tool boxes every time you launch Scribus?

4) Gripe #1: When you add or delete a page, you lose the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom, and you must save, close, and reload the project. This is not a major issue, but it is aggravating.

5) Gripe #2: Is it possible to store the view for projects?  Basically, always set the "Fit to Height" option, for example.

6) Gripe #3 - This is the most annoying to me. The text box's default font size.  Let's suppose my default character size is twenty.  When I choose a text box and set the font size to 12, why does the font constantly shift back to the default character size even though I am still working in the same box that I just set to 12?  I hope this is a bug instead of a feature!  If I'm doing something wrong that could be fixed, I'd appreciate it if someone could explain how to avoid it. I employ a variety of font sizes in my projects, and continuously needing to modify this after establishing the size for the box is a hassle.

Okay, that's it for now!
#7
General Discussion / Re: Master Page, not editable
Last post by TemperateBroadleaf - May 30, 2024, 07:02:38 PM
Quote from: Nermander on May 10, 2024, 01:29:16 PMMaster pages in Scribus are essentially "page backgrounds".

If you want page templates, have a look at the scrapbook.
Has it been decided that this is simply going to be the design choice of Scribus, or is it just not implemented yet?

I have trouble understanding why this would be preferable compared to the system as seen in InDesign (and other desktop publishing software) wherein master pages can actually be used for designing layouts. If the layout of a master page is adjusted, changes are automatically applied to all pages derived from the master. I understand the scrapbook as a workaround, but unless I'm completely mistaken, that workflow would instead be:

  • Create a layout.
  • Copy it to the scrapbook.
  • Apply the layout to any number of pages.
  • Decide that a text frame in your layout should actually be 0.25" shorter than originally specified.
  • Manually select each text frame and resize it (or use a script to accomplish this, assuming one exists or you have the ability to code it).

Note that I totally understand that Scribus is FOSS and shouldn't be expected to maintain feature parity with products backed by billion-dollar companies; my question is whether this is an intentional design choice.
#8
Beginner Talk / Re: Recurring text to many pag...
Last post by Nermander - May 30, 2024, 03:52:42 PM
Quote from: finnishcoffee on May 29, 2024, 01:43:24 PMYeh, that is the plan - I just cant get to how I should copy the info in those 2 cells to the text boxes on master pages.

Edit the master pages?
#9
Scripts and Plugins / Re: Is there a simple way to f...
Last post by MrB - May 30, 2024, 07:57:39 AM
ANNAME="Blah" is correct where that is the name given to the object.
OwnPage stores the page number of the object.
I wouldn't be surprised if that code needs updating but I'm not sure myself if it needs changing or exactly how.
#10
Scripts and Plugins / Re: Is there a simple way to f...
Last post by TemperateBroadleaf - May 29, 2024, 11:03:56 PM
Quote from: MrB on May 29, 2024, 10:22:16 PMHow about getItemPageNumber() ?
Wow, I have no idea how that slipped by me in the docs. I think I spent all my time looking at "Frame Properties" and "Pages" rather than the more general "Items". Solved. Thank you!

One follow-up, though: that linked example from the wiki is truly out of date, right? Meaning, there's no longer an attribute called "ANNAME" attached to PAGEOBJECT in the XML? Assuming that's true, I'll update it with a working alternative when I get a chance.