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#1
Scripts and Plugins / Re: Script Console and Dark Th...
Last post by AdmFubar - Today at 09:57:28 PM
I should have bee a little more clear, This would be a os level setting for the theme or colors used.

There may be a way to do this via scripting, but you may need to look at the colors the os is using. Not sure if those are available for python to access.
#2
Showcase / Re: Questions from a beginner
Last post by prcek - Today at 06:58:17 PM
Thank you for asking the questions, I've learned some new things during looking up resources for answers.

Zoom to frame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhcnMsDMjxs

Linking frames
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-0A7v04_-g

Image fames
https://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Working_with_image_frames

There is a beginner corner on this forum
https://forums.scribus.net/index.php/board,5.0.html

Edit: some answers you get by simply searching "Scribus how to my_problem_here" on ddg or google or...
#3
Showcase / Questions from a beginner
Last post by Denis ROUQUIER - Today at 03:55:55 PM
I am new to Scribus.
I shall be using it for a small journal.
I have made trials and everything is OK ; I feel ready.
I still have a few questions (zoom on currently selected frame ; linked frames ; image cropping).
Is it here the right place to ask them ?
Thank you

(scribus 1.6.4 on windows 11)

#4
General Discussion / Re: Wiki corrections
Last post by Rockrosss - Today at 05:54:10 AM
It might help to create a shared document where users can list the errors they find. This way, you can track and fix them more efficiently.
#5
General Discussion / Hyphenation and rules for it
Last post by prcek - September 16, 2025, 04:27:46 PM
Hi,

Facts
* Scribus can hyphenate text
* Scribus uses a (language dependent) dictionary for it
* Hyphenation rules in Scribus can be modified in settings by defining word lists (exception list + ignore list) and by setting minimal length of word to hyphenate (default 3 characters)

My problem:
Czech typography contains rules for hyphenation
- divide at syllable boundary (covered by dictionary)
- when a word is hyphenated no single letter + hyphen should not remain at the end of the line, with exception for narrow column (ok, without the exception it can be covered by dictionary)

- when a word is hyphenated at least three characters should be moved to the next line including the punctuation. That means some words cannot be divided when are in the middle of a sentence, but can be in case they're at the end of a sentence.

The last condition I don't know how to set up in Scribus.

For now it is not a big problem, I can check/fix it manually.
Any ideas? I guess extending hyphenation dictionary of variants with [.,:;!?] at the end is not a viable option.
#6
Beginner Talk / Re: Sauvegarde automatique
Last post by Rockross - September 16, 2025, 06:57:42 AM
Yes, enabling autosave is possible. Just go to the "Saving & Undo" tab under the "Document Setup" section in Scribus preferences.
#7
Scripts and Plugins / Re: Script Console and Dark Th...
Last post by PercyThePenguin - September 15, 2025, 11:23:43 PM
How do I adjust the colours Scribus uses in its python console?
#8
Scripts and Plugins / Re: Script Console and Dark Th...
Last post by AdmFubar - September 15, 2025, 10:30:49 PM
You may just need to alter the theme, or the color palette  used.
#9
General Discussion / Re: How many fields is too man...
Last post by berteh - September 15, 2025, 08:17:39 AM
Hello @GnKnG , @dragonfly ,

The core of ScribusGenerator is a plain text parsing and replace mechanism to generate the SLA documents, even when you use dynamic images and other advanced attributes.

The only limits I reached were in the size of the initial scribus template being too big (eg if you include heavy images inline)... but as soon as the template is efficient/light "enough" to be parsed at once in your RAM you're good to go above 1M csv entries ;)


Generating the PDF files on the other hand is all on Scribus... and that may take quite a while even for just a few pages (you're -kindly- warned ;)
#10
Scripts and Plugins / Re: ScribusGenerator: can no l...
Last post by berteh - September 15, 2025, 08:01:59 AM
Hello @mraskin ,

Just found this post, hope my answer helps others.
The answer to your problem is in https://berteh.github.io/ScribusGenerator/#dynamic-images :

Duplicate any image in this (your images) folder and rename it %VAR_pic% (and similarly for any other variable name you need to use for pictures, %VAR_pic2%, %VAR_photo%).

Then select that duplicate image ("placeholder") when scribus asks you to pic an image for your frame... with the added bonus that it will indeed show a proper content and not just a boring red X sign.

good luck ;)