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General Discussion / Re: selecting several objects ...
Last post by SyndrelaHong - Today at 10:54:27 AMOne thing that has helped me with similar Scribus issues is starting with a fresh test document to see if the behavior is document-specific or happens everywhere. If it only affects one file, it's often worth checking for corrupted objects or recreating the page/frame instead of chasing the bug. It's a bit tedious, but it has saved me a few times. Hope you get it sorted!
#2
Beginner Talk / Help me understand the documen...
Last post by Plop - Today at 04:12:06 AMHello all,
I've recently discovered Scribus. Feature-wise it looks fantastic as it seems to have everything I need for two upcoming publishing projects.
However I am having issues with the way document view panning behaves. (Note that I do understand the difference between the concepts of "cursor-centered scroll zooming" and that of "step zooming" relative to the currently selected element.)
Here is some footage showing my problem. It shows that depending on the zoom level I am at (and also depending on the way I've zoomed to that point, either by using cursor scroll zooming or step zooming), my document panning range gets limited in odd, unexpected ways.
I understand that the document scratch distances can play a role here, and that cursor-centered zoom can get one out bounds so to speak. But still, I always seem to hit some invisible bounding box making the review of the current document more frustrating that it should be. Perhaps this is related to some hidden document property for canvas size or work area ?
For the sake of comparison I am including some footage from Inkscape. It lets me pan around very freely and that makes a world of difference when reviewing a large number of pages - I can go wherever I want and I am never hitting any kind of boundary when panning, even when going far to the sides. The same kind of freedom is possible in every 2D CAD software, and also in the vast majority of raster and vector creation software.
This is obviously not a deal breaker as this doesn't impact document editing in and of itself. But still, could someone please help me understand what to expect ? Or am I running into a bug ?
I've recently discovered Scribus. Feature-wise it looks fantastic as it seems to have everything I need for two upcoming publishing projects.
However I am having issues with the way document view panning behaves. (Note that I do understand the difference between the concepts of "cursor-centered scroll zooming" and that of "step zooming" relative to the currently selected element.)
Here is some footage showing my problem. It shows that depending on the zoom level I am at (and also depending on the way I've zoomed to that point, either by using cursor scroll zooming or step zooming), my document panning range gets limited in odd, unexpected ways.
I understand that the document scratch distances can play a role here, and that cursor-centered zoom can get one out bounds so to speak. But still, I always seem to hit some invisible bounding box making the review of the current document more frustrating that it should be. Perhaps this is related to some hidden document property for canvas size or work area ?
For the sake of comparison I am including some footage from Inkscape. It lets me pan around very freely and that makes a world of difference when reviewing a large number of pages - I can go wherever I want and I am never hitting any kind of boundary when panning, even when going far to the sides. The same kind of freedom is possible in every 2D CAD software, and also in the vast majority of raster and vector creation software.
This is obviously not a deal breaker as this doesn't impact document editing in and of itself. But still, could someone please help me understand what to expect ? Or am I running into a bug ?
#3
Linux / Re: Scribus 1.7.3 crashes due ...
Last post by SilverGreen93 - July 19, 2026, 10:43:49 AMQuote from: MrB on July 09, 2026, 10:02:16 PMI think I have fixed this in 1.6.7.svn/1.7.4.svn
Will test this when 1.7.4 is "released", as I don't see a 1.7.4 tag/directory yet.
#4
General Discussion / Re: Best way to use an Illustr...
Last post by AdmFubar - July 18, 2026, 11:48:11 PMI take it that you mean InDesign, and not Illustrator?
#5
General Discussion / Re: Best way to use an Illustr...
Last post by SyndrelaHong - July 18, 2026, 11:47:52 AMOne thing that has helped me in similar situations is creating a small test document first and trying the workflow there before changing the real project. It makes it much easier to narrow down whether the issue is with the document itself or a specific Scribus setting. Hope you get it sorte
#6
Layout Issues / Re: Help with image import and...
Last post by SyndrelaHong - July 16, 2026, 02:27:33 PMI'd also check the image resolution and make sure the image frame is selected before adjusting the crop. Sometimes using Adjust Image to Frame (or the opposite, depending on what you want) gives much better results than trying to crop manually. If the image still behaves oddly, it might be worth testing with a different image format to rule out a file-specific issue.
#7
Free discussion / Re: VivaDesigner
Last post by AdmFubar - July 16, 2026, 12:34:59 AMit is molasses in january slow.. i thought it might be a bad appimage implementation. interface is oddly limited.
#8
Free discussion / Re: VivaDesigner
Last post by utnik - July 15, 2026, 10:04:31 PMhi admfubar
i used it in the nineties. it was called 'vivaPress' and brought some new possibilities quarkXPress and pageMaker didn't offer. but i never looked at it in the last 25 years. (compared with inDesign it was slow on the same hardware...)
what is the frustrating part of the actual versions?
utnik
i used it in the nineties. it was called 'vivaPress' and brought some new possibilities quarkXPress and pageMaker didn't offer. but i never looked at it in the last 25 years. (compared with inDesign it was slow on the same hardware...)
what is the frustrating part of the actual versions?
utnik
#9
Free discussion / VivaDesigner
Last post by AdmFubar - July 15, 2026, 09:00:31 PMAnyone here try it? I've used 3-4 dtp programs over the years and i've found this one extremely frustrating to use just trying out some simple layout testing.
#10
Beginner Talk / Re: Remembering Image Location...
Last post by AdmFubar - July 14, 2026, 11:37:51 PMthese image folder, were they created manually? or did you do a collect for output for these two documents? if the former, then open the documents and do a collect for output "save". you will be prompted to create a save folder, i'm not sure if it will work with the current folders you have, but i dont think it should be an issue. the collect for output function will create a sub-folder for the images for that document. and scribus should reference the image directories separately for the respective documents.
let us know if this works for you.
let us know if this works for you.