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#1
Layout Issues / Re: Text boxes, image boxes, a...
Last post by a.l.e - April 16, 2026, 04:07:59 PM
Something weird is going on with your document.

I've opened it with the current code and -- on top of the text not being visible, I can't select the text.
The cursor probably goes where the text should be but no selection is possible.

Zooming around behaves very strangely.

Also, the frame decoration does not get shown (borders, overflow mark, ...).

Would you mind adding your document to the bug tracker (https://bugs.scribus.net) for further inspection (and maybe find the bug that made Scribus to wrongly save the file)
#2
Text and Typography / Re: Saves as PDF, Fonts to emb...
Last post by surgerycovet - April 16, 2026, 10:24:49 AM
Separate character styles for TOC text and page numbers would make a lot of sense and avoid visual imbalance. Checking or opening a ticket sounds like the right next step if this isn't tracked yet.
#3
Raster and Vector Graphics / Re: Black Box
Last post by a.l.e - April 16, 2026, 09:35:09 AM
Would you mind attaching a sample SVG that produces the issue on your computer?
#4
Raster and Vector Graphics / Re: Black Box
Last post by pyro - April 16, 2026, 08:42:08 AM
Thank you for trying to answer, but that does not give me an answer to my question, and I don't understand what you are talking about, I don't want to add a text box, no need to.
#5
Windows / Re: Can't attach any windows t...
Last post by AdmFubar - April 16, 2026, 05:11:27 AM
You just have to drag them to the left or the right, feel around with the window it will dock eventually. It is one of the clunkier features of scribus.
#6
Layout Issues / Text boxes, image boxes, and c...
Last post by Lancaster21 - April 16, 2026, 04:31:53 AM
Hello friends: I created a document a few months ago and encountered the disappearing text boxes/content boxes issue where the boxes are no longer visible nor are their contents. If I click around I can select an item, but its contents are still invisible. If I select a text box and right click to "Edit text with story editor" I'm able to see text in the dialogue box and edit it, but still can't see text in the text box itself.
When I output to .pdf, everything is visible on the .pdf and printable.
Today I went to the same document to edit it and everything was again invisible. Used the same workaround to change text / move things and output to .pdf with each change so I could see the changes.
This document needs to be editable in the future as the info does change.
What do I do to make those boxes and their contents visible again so I can edit them?
BTW I updated to current Scribus stable version 1.6.6 today - didn't fix the problem.
MacBook Pro Apple M3 Pro chip MacOS running Tahoe 26.3.1
Here's the file
#7
Windows / Can't attach any windows to th...
Last post by LechugaMutante - April 15, 2026, 06:12:31 PM
Windows 64 bit, Scribus 1.6.6

I've recently downloaded Srcribus to replace InDesign, and while watching tutorials they seem to have the properties window attached to the right side of their workspace (like Gimp or any other open source program).

Do I have to activate an option on preferences or something similar? Is really anoying to have any properties window flying around.

Saludos.
#8
Free discussion / Importation
Last post by Geoat - April 15, 2026, 09:13:34 AM
Bonjour,
J'utilise Scribus 1.4.4 depuis de nombreuses années pour l'édition de bulletins d'associations, et j'en suis très satisfait.
D'une manière générale, je mets en forme les articles individuellement, et pour obtenir le bulletin complet, je les compile par « Page > Importer > Créer des pages ».
Pour la première fois en voulant importer un article (sans problème), Scribus plante avec le message : « Exception Unknown ». Que faire ?
Je remarque également que les liens entre les cadres de texte ne sont pas conservés entre deux pages dans les fichiers importés. Il est nécessaire de les reprendre manuellement, ce qui est pénible dans le cas de mise en page complexe. Il y a-t-il une manière de procéder pour contourner ce problème ?
Merci de votre attention.
Cordialement,
Alain
#9
General Discussion / Re: Line Tool Options
Last post by AdmFubar - April 14, 2026, 10:20:10 PM
nice... but the odd thing is, i isnt on custom. I have the default solid line selected.. checked this out on scribus again, and is working as expected.
#10
General Discussion / Re: Screenshot on the home pag...
Last post by a.l.e - April 14, 2026, 07:47:24 PM
Hi Cedric and Sven-Ola

scribus dot us is not in the hands of the Scribus team and, anyway, it's just putting scribus dot net (ther  real thing) in a full page frame).

But yes, we need better samples / screenshots on the webpage.