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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



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#3
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!
#4
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.
#5
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?
#6
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.
#7
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.
#8
Scripts and Plugins / Re: Is there a simple way to f...
Last post by MrB - May 29, 2024, 10:22:16 PM
How about getItemPageNumber() ?
#9
Scripts and Plugins / Is there a simple way to find ...
Last post by TemperateBroadleaf - May 29, 2024, 09:40:19 PM
I can't seem to find any current documentation on how to programmatically get the page of a given selected object. There is an example given on the wiki page for scripting, but it doesn't seem to work as PAGEOBJECT doesn't have an ANNAME attribute. (I assume this is due to some change in the spec since the guide was originally written.)

Is there any way of doing this? (Note that I'm aware of workarounds for achieving the end result I'm looking for; I'm asking this specific question because it seems like it should be possible, but I can't find any way of doing so.)

EDIT: Additional note, in case anyone asks: selectObject("name") does not appear to update the current working page to match the selected object. If I iterate over a list of objects using deselectAll() followed by selectObject("name") and check the current working page with currentPage() each time, it will give the same result regardless of which object is currently selected.
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Beginner Talk / Re: Recurring text to many pag...
Last post by PatJr - May 29, 2024, 03:25:17 PM
post a simplified sample file
maybe someone here can reply with a model you can use to set your master pages up with