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#71
Beginner Talk / Re: Precisely adjusting contou...
Last post by AdmFubar - March 03, 2025, 03:23:56 AM
Circular objects could have upper, lower, left, and right margins, this could be expanded to other shapes.
#72
Beginner Talk / Re: Precisely adjusting contou...
Last post by nitramr - March 02, 2025, 09:34:10 PM
This is just a test.

If text wrap method "bounding box" is used, you have 4 input fields for each side. I think this is the standard case for images.

For the other methods, you will only have 1 input field for the path offset.
In the sla files, we have to save all 4 values, but this is not done yet.
#73
PDF Generation / Re: Font all messed up when ou...
Last post by Nermander - March 02, 2025, 08:43:20 PM
Have you tried different PDF viewers?
#74
PDF Generation / Font all messed up when output...
Last post by Quitter - March 02, 2025, 06:52:59 PM
When exporting to a PDF and after scrolling a bit my text becomes gibberish. I looked into PDFs not reading fonts right and tried different fonts as well as redownload all my fonts, reconnect the path, and embedded the fonts. I tried to redownload scribus and all sorts of things is there anyone who might know how to fix this?
#75
Beginner Talk / Re: Precisely adjusting contou...
Last post by a.l.e - March 02, 2025, 06:43:54 PM
"margins path" sound like a good idea!

sadly, i fear that only rectangles have four sides and a simple way to use the values the user has set in the four input fields.

except if you already have a plan on how to manage them, i would separate the development of the "margins path" from the usage of the four values.
#76
Beginner Talk / Re: Precisely adjusting contou...
Last post by nitramr - March 02, 2025, 04:03:49 PM
I've been thinking about how to make spacing settings more convenient.

The industry standard is one input field for the spacing (or 4 in case of a box).

Depending on which text wrap mode is selected, a different "Path" is used that affects the text spacing.

What if we introduce a new type, e.g. Margin Path? All text wrap options only consider this path for spacing.

Now, if the spacing is changed in the user interface, this Margin Path is recalculated based on the original path.

Example 1:
The user selects the object shape as the text wrap option and a spacing of 5mm. The Margin Path is then a copy of the shape path, scaled by 5mm on each side.

Example 2:
The user selects the Bounding Box as the text wrap option. With this option, 4 input fields are displayed for each side. The user only sets a spacing of 5mm on the left. The margin path is then a copy of the bounding box, which has been enlarged by 5mm on the left.

With this implementation, the distances can be manipulated without having to change the original paths.

Just for reference: QRegion PageItem::textInteractionRegion(double xOffset, double yOffset) const
#77
Beginner Talk / Re: Precisely adjusting contou...
Last post by AdmFubar - March 01, 2025, 08:57:56 PM
Tried this out to see how well it works. While testing it, I noticed an oddity. The nodes window expands slightly when selecting the Edit Contour Line is selected, and shrinks slightly when unchecking. Anyone else noticed this?
#78
Beginner Talk / Re: Some questions about Footn...
Last post by pdm - February 28, 2025, 06:30:26 PM
Hi,
I know this in an old post, but I think that the updates have not transformed the issue of the footnotes.
When I need to create independent footnotes for different chapters, I choose the "story" option on the Notes Styles Editor. Then I detach the link of the text frames at the end of the chapter or section, so the next one will function as an independent one, at least on the issue of footnotes. You can select the text frame and go to "item" and detach the link on "Text frame links".
This should do.
It's also very useful for this to be able to see the links between text frames, you can do so by selecting "view text-chain" on the "view" options of the toolbar.
#79
Beginner Talk / Re: Precisely adjusting contou...
Last post by kenerling - February 28, 2025, 10:54:19 AM
Quote from: a.l.e on February 28, 2025, 08:50:28 AMwhat about using the keyboard?

That's cool; TIL!

But am I correct in understanding that there's no way to constrain the "% to Enlarge or Shrink By" and "Value to Enlarge or Shrink by" boxes to just one axis or any one side?
#80
Beginner Talk / Re: Precisely adjusting contou...
Last post by a.l.e - February 28, 2025, 08:50:28 AM
what about using the keyboard?

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