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#1
PDF Generation / Re: pdf too big
Last post by utnik - November 25, 2025, 12:44:49 PM
i would rather send a more usual test document with an end format (.pdf trim box) of 210x155mm and 3mm bleeds (bleed box: 216x161mm). i guess, that's what the printer really wants.

utnik
#2
PDF Generation / Re: pdf too big
Last post by a.l.e - November 25, 2025, 07:08:07 AM
That's a bit unusual, but what speaks against having pages 6 mm smaler than that and a bleed of 3 mm?

I would do a test document and send it to the printer, to check that you got it right.

P.S.: after reading utnik's comment: of course, if you have not sent a "normal" test document with the expected size + the bleeds around it, you should first send that! From your replies, I assumed you already did that, but I cannot be sure : - )
#3
PDF Generation / Re: pdf too big
Last post by Eric van Dusseldorp - November 25, 2025, 03:22:33 AM
Quote from: Eric van Dusseldorp on November 22, 2025, 05:53:22 AMHi, I made a book with Scribus. It is oblong 210x155 mm. By making a pdf, the system makes a far bigger format. I want exactly 210x155 and no crop marks.What to do?

Thank for the answers.
But the printer wants:
pdf in exactly the right format (210x155)
No crop marks but... Bleeding 3 mm.
How to do that?
#4
Scripts and Plugins / Re: LibreOffice > InDesign (ID...
Last post by a.l.e - November 24, 2025, 05:51:58 PM
Hi Michael,

I still don't really get which features related to RDF, you would like to see in Scribus.
But I have to admit that I don't really get yet, what exactly is the Resource Description Framework in our context and how it can be used in text documents.
You might want to provide example of what you plan to do with it.
(Of course, I get why having a standard for defining a tree of properties and values is very useful.)

From the screenshots and slides you linked to, I guess that Scribus needs a good way (ok, theoretically, a better way...) to show properties attached to text.
We have limited support for bookmarks and references, but they are not implemented in a good way and the user interface is not comfortable.

From my point of view, if I somehow understood correctly your goal, I would approach the issue by first implementing from scratch HTTP links.
I think that this is the simplest thing that looks like an RDF resource (but has a much smaller scope).
The issues to be solved are:
  • How to display the URLs in the document
  • How to let the Scribus user edit the values attached to each URL
  • How to add the URLs in document intended for print and how to do it in the case of Web distribution.

I think that we would need to already know what the exact scope of the RDF support in Scribus needs to be, to make sure that the implementation can scale to support your RDF requirements.
Another requirement that should be taken into consideration: in the future, the link should also work inside of the PDF document (as an example for the TOC). But this part does not need to be implemented yet (if it's not useful for RDF).

Without doing this preparation work, and without exact requirements on what needs to be supported, it's very hard to say how much effort is needed.

So, instead of thinking about how much time it will be to implement the feature, I think that it would be more suitable to define a maximal effort to do an explorative work.

On the other side, I've not yet had the chance to work on the ODT import code, but from what I've seen, it's one of the nicest part of the Scribus code base.
And the ODT format also looks very clean.
And if the PDF has a way to store those value, that part should not be hard, either.

Sorry, that I can't give you more precise information.
#5
Windows / Re: Aanpassen van de werkbalke...
Last post by a.l.e - November 24, 2025, 02:44:07 PM
Hi Denise,

I think that in 1.6.4 you can't do much more than scale the whole Scribus user interface.
If you want to go in this direction and don't find how to do it, I can look it up.

The development version 1.7.x has a better handing of the icons.
It's up to you, to judge if your skills and situation allows to use a development version.

Finally, on the contrary of the icons in the palettes, the buttons in the toolbar are completely optional.
All of the commands in the toolbars can also be triggered from the menus, many have a good keyboard shortcut, and the other ones can be triggered with the Action search (ctrl-/).
If you are visual impaired (and generally also for other types of impairments), it's probably worth to learn how to do as much as possible with the keyboard.

Once the new user interface for 1.7 is closer to be finished, I guess it would be useful to assess how well it can be used by user impaired.
#6
User Interface / Re: Issues with the v1.7.1.svn...
Last post by amair - November 24, 2025, 12:56:11 PM
Quote from: amair on October 18, 2025, 05:42:02 PMA) scribus-sidebar-missing-background.jpg
The new non-permanent sidebars have no background color set.
I've found a workaround that works for me. I've added this to ~/.config/scribus-9999/stylesheet.css:
ads--CAutoHideDockContainer {
  qproperty-autoFillBackground: 1;
}

Thanks to all who brought the knowledge about stylesheet.css back to my mind!
#7
Text and Typography / Re: How to make this numbering...
Last post by Nermander - November 23, 2025, 08:17:41 PM
I managed to get like this, but there was some glitch where I think I had to save the first style before I could set the second style to level 2.

My Scribus is set to Swedish, but I think it is possible to understand anyway.

bild.png
bild.png
bild.png
bild.png
#8
Windows / Aanpassen van de werkbalken vo...
Last post by Denise - November 23, 2025, 06:15:36 PM
Ik ben een slechtziende gebruiker en heb recent Scribus 1.6.4 gedownload. Helaas ondervind ik een probleem met de werkbalken in Scribus. De werkbalken zijn erg klein, en ik kan de grootte niet aanpassen, zelfs niet via de standaardinstellingen. Dit maakt het voor mij moeilijk om goed te werken in het programma.

Wat ik heb geprobeerd:

Ik heb geprobeerd de zoominstellingen aan te passen, maar dat beïnvloedt de werkbalken niet.

Ik heb geen optie gevonden om de werkbalk groter te maken in de voorkeuren of instellingen.

Mijn vraag is:

Is er een manier om de werkbalk in Scribus groter te maken?

Is er een toegankelijkheidsinstelling in Scribus die kan helpen bij het vergroten van de werkbalk voor slechtzienden?

Systeeminformatie:

Besturingssysteem: [Windows/macOS/Linux]

Scribus-versie: 1.6.4 (gedownload van de officiële website)

Ik waardeer alle hulp en suggesties!




I am a visually impaired user and recently downloaded Scribus 1.6.4. Unfortunately, I am experiencing a problem with the toolbars in Scribus. The toolbars are very small, and I cannot adjust their size, even through the default settings. This makes it difficult for me to work properly in the program.

What I have tried:

I have tried adjusting the zoom settings, but that does not affect the toolbars.

I have not found an option to enlarge the toolbar in the preferences or settings.

My question is:

Is there a way to enlarge the toolbar in Scribus?

Is there an accessibility setting in Scribus that can help enlarge the toolbar for the visually impaired?

System information:

Operating system: [Windows/macOS/Linux]

Scribus version: 1.6.4 (downloaded from the official website)

I appreciate any help and suggestions!
#9
Beginner Talk / set bleed line on an irregular...
Last post by luk852 - November 23, 2025, 03:28:10 PM
I am a new user of scribus.  I need to prepare a print job on a label which is in the shape of a watch.  I want to set the bleed line but the bleed line comes out only cover the rectangular part (i.e. not the watch but only the strap).  How can I tell the software the shape I actually wish to print?  Thanks for your advice.
#10
Text and Typography / Re: How to make this numbering...
Last post by noesgard - November 23, 2025, 09:04:23 AM
As you can see I figured out the first level, but I cannot figure out to do the second level with indent ans small roman numerals as numbering...