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#1
Text and Typography / Adding ↻ and ↺ in Scribus
Last post by juff - Today at 05:45:53 PMI'm making a document that would benefit greatly from being able to use the symbols for "clockwise" and "counterclockwise" --- ↻ (U+21BB) and ↺ (U+21FF). Is there a font in Scribus that supports it? I've tried several with no luck. Or is there another option?
#2
General Discussion / End of M$ publisher...
Last post by AdmFubar - Today at 03:25:41 AM #3
General Discussion / Re: Is Table of Contents gener...
Last post by garydale - September 09, 2026, 06:14:23 PMThanks for the reply. I note that 1.7 isn't even in the Sid repository, which means that there are no current plans to include it in the next stable release.
I can't find much information on the style-based TOC but it doesn't sound like it would actually work for me. I gather the intent is for a ToC to be generated based on text styles, such as heading levels, which would work for documents that are set up that way - like a textbook perhaps.
My document doesn't have a particular style that defines sections. Indeed the listing of the ToC is somewhat arbitrary but generally makes some sense based on content. Most of the sections have their own styles with just character styles and colours being common to the entire document.
I also usually have an index of advertisers, with the ads usually being graphics of various sizes, so again it would be difficult to do this based on styles.
The attribute system however seems well suited for both uses. I hope the intent is not to ditch it. It has its limitations but is better than manually building a ToC or index.
I don't know when the generator broke but it is not working now. I did file a bug report for it.
I can't find much information on the style-based TOC but it doesn't sound like it would actually work for me. I gather the intent is for a ToC to be generated based on text styles, such as heading levels, which would work for documents that are set up that way - like a textbook perhaps.
My document doesn't have a particular style that defines sections. Indeed the listing of the ToC is somewhat arbitrary but generally makes some sense based on content. Most of the sections have their own styles with just character styles and colours being common to the entire document.
I also usually have an index of advertisers, with the ads usually being graphics of various sizes, so again it would be difficult to do this based on styles.
The attribute system however seems well suited for both uses. I hope the intent is not to ditch it. It has its limitations but is better than manually building a ToC or index.
I don't know when the generator broke but it is not working now. I did file a bug report for it.
#4
General Discussion / Re: Is Table of Contents gener...
Last post by a.l.e - September 09, 2026, 08:21:45 AMGood morning
Some time ago, the development version of Scribus got a style based TOC.
In my eyes a way better solution than the attributes based one.
You should be able to
I've not tested it, but it might work andbe the simplest solution to your issue (the thing that might not work is the copy pasting from one version to a differentone: if it fails, you can save the TOC into a temporary 1.6 document).
This having been said, the "old" attributes based TOC should technically work...
If the workaround with 1.7 does not work for you I (or someone else) can check if there is a bug somewhere..
Some time ago, the development version of Scribus got a style based TOC.
In my eyes a way better solution than the attributes based one.
You should be able to
- Download an Appimage of Scribus 1.7
- Open your document with 1.7 and generate the TOC based on your styles
- Copy paste the generated TOC into the 1.6 Scribus.
I've not tested it, but it might work andbe the simplest solution to your issue (the thing that might not work is the copy pasting from one version to a differentone: if it fails, you can save the TOC into a temporary 1.6 document).
This having been said, the "old" attributes based TOC should technically work...
If the workaround with 1.7 does not work for you I (or someone else) can check if there is a bug somewhere..
#5
General Discussion / Is Table of Contents generatio...
Last post by garydale - September 08, 2026, 02:01:19 AMI'm running Debian/Forky on an AMD64 system. Scribus version is 1.6.6.
I'm trying to generate a table of contents. However the Document Setup | Table of Contents doesn't allow me to select an Item Attribute Name nor type one in.
On the other side, I can create an Item Attribute Name, make it a string type and enter a string value for it on a page element (e.g. a page title text box). But without being able to set the Item Attribute Name for the Table of Contents, I can't generate one.
The Attribute Name doesn't seem to create or be added to a list of Attribute Names either. I need to type it in each time I add an Attribute to something.
I've tried this on new blank document as well and the same thing happens.
The Scribus documentation I've read doesn't seem to have any other steps and the last time I tried this it worked.
Does anyone have a way to get the Table of Contents generation working? Manually creating one is a pain.
I'm trying to generate a table of contents. However the Document Setup | Table of Contents doesn't allow me to select an Item Attribute Name nor type one in.
On the other side, I can create an Item Attribute Name, make it a string type and enter a string value for it on a page element (e.g. a page title text box). But without being able to set the Item Attribute Name for the Table of Contents, I can't generate one.
The Attribute Name doesn't seem to create or be added to a list of Attribute Names either. I need to type it in each time I add an Attribute to something.
I've tried this on new blank document as well and the same thing happens.
The Scribus documentation I've read doesn't seem to have any other steps and the last time I tried this it worked.
Does anyone have a way to get the Table of Contents generation working? Manually creating one is a pain.
#6
Features / Re: Balance text
Last post by AdmFubar - September 05, 2026, 04:46:21 AM #7
Beginner Talk / Re: adjust frame to image by d...
Last post by Plop - September 04, 2026, 10:26:38 PMI'll also add that being able to perform this kind of framing/cropping an image to page dimensions at any time (as opposed to only on import) would be useful.
#8
Tutorials, Tips and How-Tos / Re: No icc profile embedded in...
Last post by Muravir - September 04, 2026, 09:45:36 PMQuote from: Nermander on September 04, 2026, 08:28:25 PMWhat option do you choose in the PDF export dialogue? For screen of for print?
For screen is RGB, for print is CMYK.
I choose the option for print, of course. Choosing the Screen/Web option, grays out the icc profiles options beneath and makes the whole dokument RGB, so even the vector shapes are out of gamut.
https://imgur.com/2ejrfqG
I've managed to take screenshots while the list of profiles to embed is on, by using terminal. There are no CMYK profiles to choose:
https://imgur.com/a/Ay8MWsj
P.S. The captcha verification seems very broken. It often is not letting me post or edit, despite filling it out correctly.
#9
Tutorials, Tips and How-Tos / Re: No icc profile embedded in...
Last post by Nermander - September 04, 2026, 08:28:25 PMWhat option do you choose in the PDF export dialogue? For screen of for print?
For screen is RGB, for print is CMYK.
For screen is RGB, for print is CMYK.
#10
Tutorials, Tips and How-Tos / No icc profile embedded in sav...
Last post by Muravir - September 04, 2026, 03:09:02 PMScribus Version 1.6.5 (Flatpak), Linux Mint 22.3 x86_64, Cinnamon.
Hello. I'm trying to properly export a pdf 1.3 with embedded CMYK icc profile, as the printhouse directed. The problem is, the exported PDF does never contain CMYK icc profile selected by me in the preferences and document setup. No matter what options I choose in the Color tab of Save as PDF dialog.
While trying to export the pdf in free version of paid software, the selected CMYK icc profile gets embedded and I can see the difference in colors of a photo that this PDF contains. (I get a watermark because of the free version, so I can't just embed the icc profile this way.)
On the dropdowns in Color tab of Save as PDF dialog, there are only RGB/sRGB icc profiles listed. I've seen that reported many times in the internet without any direct solution.
If I don't choose any of these iccs, the pdf is in RGB anyway. And when choosing PDF 1.5 or higher, the PDF is in CMYK, but there is still no icc profile embedded.
Does Scribus even have the CMYK icc profile embed functionality?
Screenshots:
No CMYK in dropdowns:
https://imgur.com/c9bBfXp (Not able to take a screenshot while the dropdowns are displayed.)
Preferences and document setup with color managment on:
https://imgur.com/z4netXq
https://imgur.com/a/98ZRQvJ
PDF 1.3 result:
https://imgur.com/PcOTFNc
PDF 1.5 result:
https://imgur.com/IJkQ8tZ
PDF 1.5 result from paid software demo:
https://imgur.com/JU64QsX
Hello. I'm trying to properly export a pdf 1.3 with embedded CMYK icc profile, as the printhouse directed. The problem is, the exported PDF does never contain CMYK icc profile selected by me in the preferences and document setup. No matter what options I choose in the Color tab of Save as PDF dialog.
While trying to export the pdf in free version of paid software, the selected CMYK icc profile gets embedded and I can see the difference in colors of a photo that this PDF contains. (I get a watermark because of the free version, so I can't just embed the icc profile this way.)
On the dropdowns in Color tab of Save as PDF dialog, there are only RGB/sRGB icc profiles listed. I've seen that reported many times in the internet without any direct solution.
If I don't choose any of these iccs, the pdf is in RGB anyway. And when choosing PDF 1.5 or higher, the PDF is in CMYK, but there is still no icc profile embedded.
Does Scribus even have the CMYK icc profile embed functionality?
Screenshots:
No CMYK in dropdowns:
https://imgur.com/c9bBfXp (Not able to take a screenshot while the dropdowns are displayed.)
Preferences and document setup with color managment on:
https://imgur.com/z4netXq
https://imgur.com/a/98ZRQvJ
PDF 1.3 result:
https://imgur.com/PcOTFNc
PDF 1.5 result:
https://imgur.com/IJkQ8tZ
PDF 1.5 result from paid software demo:
https://imgur.com/JU64QsX