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#1
Features / Re: Still Dezimals and Times
Last post by a.l.e - Today at 05:57:44 PMI don't fully understand your request.
Scribus does support both the , and . for tab stops.
So EN and DE should be covered.
Times are indeed missing, and it would be nice if one could define any character for the alignment.
Scribus does support both the , and . for tab stops.
So EN and DE should be covered.
Times are indeed missing, and it would be nice if one could define any character for the alignment.
#2
General Discussion / Re: Shortcuts for paragraph st...
Last post by a.l.e - Today at 05:51:53 PMIn the development version 1.7, you can use shift-esc (Item > Text features > Style search) to apply styles by typing a few letters from their name.
If you choose good names, that's the fastest way to apply styles.
You don't even need to define the shortcuts...
If you choose good names, that's the fastest way to apply styles.
You don't even need to define the shortcuts...
#3
Code / Text variables to be used in L...
Last post by Flaxx - Today at 12:50:38 PMHi there,
Text variables can be quite helpful, but unfortunately they can't be used as part of the list of contents. I've even tried editing the file sources and failed.
Example:
While producing a monthly newsletter, we have e.g. a headline like "Birthdays in <month>" and others using the same variable in a usually static text environment. This works (more or less) nice. The same header transferred as attribute to be used in the list of contents doesn't work - a nice spot you have to edit each month again manually, being a potential source of errors.
It would be even better, if date formats could react interactively.
In our header we use the next months as a number, repeated automatically on following pages and being part of Master Pages. For the above mentioned purposes we need it as well formatted as text (e.g. "10" --> "October") and as well as "<month-1>" = "September" for our editorial deadline. All of this is possible in typical office packages.
A last wish in this context: Please make such marks, anchors etc. visible when the non printable signs are switched to be visible.
Text variables can be quite helpful, but unfortunately they can't be used as part of the list of contents. I've even tried editing the file sources and failed.
Example:
While producing a monthly newsletter, we have e.g. a headline like "Birthdays in <month>" and others using the same variable in a usually static text environment. This works (more or less) nice. The same header transferred as attribute to be used in the list of contents doesn't work - a nice spot you have to edit each month again manually, being a potential source of errors.
It would be even better, if date formats could react interactively.
In our header we use the next months as a number, repeated automatically on following pages and being part of Master Pages. For the above mentioned purposes we need it as well formatted as text (e.g. "10" --> "October") and as well as "<month-1>" = "September" for our editorial deadline. All of this is possible in typical office packages.
A last wish in this context: Please make such marks, anchors etc. visible when the non printable signs are switched to be visible.
#4
General Discussion / Shortcuts for paragraph styles
Last post by Olletid - Today at 12:25:40 PMHi!
New to Scribus, but I'm learning. One thing that would be useful is keyboars shortcuts for paragraph styles. I use it all the time in Word, so... ;-)
Can't seem to find anywhere to assign keyboard combination.
How can I do that?
New to Scribus, but I'm learning. One thing that would be useful is keyboars shortcuts for paragraph styles. I use it all the time in Word, so... ;-)
Can't seem to find anywhere to assign keyboard combination.
How can I do that?
#5
Code / Re: Feature discussion: conten...
Last post by Flaxx - Today at 12:14:54 PMYes, this thread is old, however, I like this request.
#6
Features / Still Dezimals and Times
Last post by Flaxx - Today at 12:09:09 PMQuote from: Flaxx on September 18, 2025, 10:43:22 PMHi there,
Compared to any office writer app (like in LibreOffice) the handling of numbers is different in Scribus as it neither knows a time notation, nor the usual decimal depiction in German.
I would expect a picture like this in German (first column) and English (the second one), both compared to
Scribus:Code SelectDE EN Scribus 1.6.4In English only the time depiction is ignored. An improvement would be on my wish list.
9 9 9
5,034 5.034 5,034
1.201,66 1,201,66 1,201.66
9:15 9:15 9:15
I still would like to put it as feature request on my wishlist.
#7
Beginner Talk / Re: How to Enlarge Tool Bar Ic...
Last post by a.l.e - August 15, 2026, 10:04:18 AMAt this point, I would also evaluate a snapshot of 1.7
https://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/files/scribus-svn/1.7.4.svn/
It's a development version, but the current state is probably at least as good as any 1.6 has ever been.
Depending on:
you might even only be able to achieve your goals with 1.7.
Just make sure that you actually can achieve everything you need with Scribus before going for it.
And you're welcome to ask further details and hints!
Your first question has already been answered: Scribus 1.6 does not work well on high DPI / big monitors.
Scribus 1.7 fixes that.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/files/scribus-svn/1.7.4.svn/
It's a development version, but the current state is probably at least as good as any 1.6 has ever been.
Depending on:
- What you will be doing with Scribus
- How soon you will be starting doing production work
- The type of users who will be doing the layout
- Which features you plan to use
you might even only be able to achieve your goals with 1.7.
Just make sure that you actually can achieve everything you need with Scribus before going for it.
And you're welcome to ask further details and hints!
Your first question has already been answered: Scribus 1.6 does not work well on high DPI / big monitors.
Scribus 1.7 fixes that.
#8
Beginner Talk / Re: How to Enlarge Tool Bar Ic...
Last post by mwhite212 - August 15, 2026, 02:42:46 AMI do not believe there is a way to enlarge the icons, but 1.7.3 does have signficantly larger icons and generally more pleasant interface.
#9
Beginner Talk / Re: How to Enlarge Tool Bar Ic...
Last post by AdmFubar - August 14, 2026, 09:52:48 PMWhile I gave up on windows a long time ago, there should be an option to adjust the display scaling. I'm sure someone here will provide the exact location in windows. It might even be located on the desktop. Try right clicking on an empty section of desktop and see if there are any options for adjusting the scaling there.
#10
Features / Re: Balance text
Last post by AdmFubar - August 14, 2026, 09:46:10 PMQuote from: a.l.e on August 14, 2026, 06:56:47 AMP.S.: sorry for the verification. It's only shown to new users. It should stop after some time.
And I guess that we cannot really know, if it helps for blocking spammers.
... we can't ask the funny guy, who just yesterday posted 15 times a lengthy list of links, if they felt any inconvenience because of the verification.
sadly the bots are not inconvenienced in any way...