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#1

Layout Issues / Re: Creating columns when not ...

Last post by SyndrelaHong - July 12, 2026, 10:49:12 AM

One thing that's helped me with Scribus is creating a small test document first to make sure everything behaves the way I expect before applying it to the full project. It saves a lot of frustration if something is off. Let us know what version you're using too, since that can sometimes make a difference.

#2

Linux / Re: Scribus 1.7.3 crashes due ...

Last post by MrB - July 09, 2026, 10:02:16 PM

I think I have fixed this in 1.6.7.svn/1.7.4.svn

#3

Linux / Scribus 1.7.3 crashes due to S...

Last post by SilverGreen93 - July 09, 2026, 08:33:24 PM

Hi,

I am running Manjaro Linux with KDE Plasma and zsh shell.
I get this error when launching Scribus 1.7.3 after compiling it:

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❯ scribus                                                       
scribus: magick/error.c:1049: ThrowLoggedException: Assertion `exception->signature == MagickSignature' failed.
Scribus Crash
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Scribus crashes due to Signal #6
Calling Emergency Save
zsh: segmentation fault (core dumped)  scribus



#4

MacOS / Re: 1.6.6 Unstable on my Mac

Last post by MrB - July 08, 2026, 09:46:11 PM

~/Library/Application Support/Scribus and ~/Library/Preferences/Scribus are the two locations you'd want to delete files from, with Scribus closed. Unless your disk is corrupted, removing the Application files will likely do nothing.

#5

Layout Issues / Re: Text boxes, image boxes, a...

Last post by AdmFubar - July 08, 2026, 09:12:07 PM

When you want to attach a file to a post here, use the REPLY button, that will bring up a message editor with an option to attach a file

#6

MacOS / Re: 1.6.6 Unstable on my Mac

Last post by AdmFubar - July 08, 2026, 09:06:16 PM

before you reinstall, which wont really do anything for you anyway, exit scribus and locate the configuration file for scribus.  there should be a scribus directory in ~/Library/Application Support , rename the directory to scribusold, then restart scribus (directory may be named .scribus.

When scribus restart it recreate the configuration files with default values. try opening or recreating the document with issues and see if the issues persist.

#7

Layout Issues / Re: Text boxes, image boxes, a...

Last post by TNGEO - July 06, 2026, 10:00:13 PM

I also have this issue. How can I view objects/frames that cause this problem? It happens on pages 58, 59. I use a Mac Studio 2023, with M2 Apple Max, Tahoe 26.5.2, Scribus 1.6.6 Thank you. -TNGEO

FLORIDA LAWYER.sla
Looks like it's just pasting the name of the file.

#8

MacOS / 1.6.6 Unstable on my Mac

Last post by TNGEO - July 06, 2026, 05:05:30 PM

I updated to Scribus 1.6.6 on my mac studio (Tahoe 26), and find it unstable. I closed the program, installed it, rebooted my computer. Now, when I paste images in a text box the whole page goes blank, as do following pages. They come back in flitty ways, not conducive to document development and editing. Is there a bug fix for this yet? If not, I will try to reinstall the previous version.

[Text Properties]

#9

Beginner Talk / Re: Text Frame Columns

Last post by briheart - July 03, 2026, 01:08:00 AM

Oh! I just found the columns property. It's in Text Properties, not Properties.

#10

Beginner Talk / [SOLVED] Text Frame Columns

Last post by briheart - July 03, 2026, 12:48:18 AM

I'm trying to figure out how to edit the number of columns in a text frame. Everywhere I've looked, people say to go to the properties of the text frame, but I'm not seeing any way to edit the number of columns there.

I just downloaded 1.6.6, so it can't be that I need to update.

Here's a screenshot of what I see in the properties window.