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#1
General Discussion / Re: Some tables updates
Last post by a.l.e - June 04, 2026, 07:07:46 PM
For those on Linux (and who are not compiling Scribus themselves) there is a unofficial "nightly" build on Gitlab

https://gitlab.com/scribus/scribus/-/jobs/artifacts/master/raw/Scribus-nightly-x86_64.AppImage?job=appimage%3Alinux

And for those who care about tables in Scribus, I think it would be useful if you could share screenshots of tables that you think Scribus should be able to do so that we can check if, with the new development done by MrB, we can now achieve them!
#2
General Discussion / Re: Some tables updates
Last post by utnik - June 04, 2026, 12:42:33 PM
hi craig

it looks great – thanks!
(can't wait to have a look at the ,real thing'...)

utnik
#3
General Discussion / Some tables updates
Last post by MrB - June 03, 2026, 09:26:35 PM
Here's some examples of how styling can now be applied to table in 1.7.4.svn

Screenshot 2026-06-03 at 21.24.02.png
#4
General Discussion / Is there a way to refresh the ...
Last post by PastaShock - June 02, 2026, 04:22:37 AM
I'm doing a lot of font installs and restarting the app every time I install a new font is getting old. Is there a way to refresh the font list without restarting the app?
#5
General Discussion / Re: AI generated SLA file and ...
Last post by lib - June 01, 2026, 02:58:38 PM
I understand why this question is "curious" to you.
My idea is to, when writing the magazine, to get pages "designed" from various templates at the beginning using AI and then I use Scribus to change it, give it "human touch" and fix the possible  errors (that is why SLA is needed, not PDF).
The main goal is the first draft of magazine pages and speed.
Thanks for Python API info, I'll give it a look.
#6
Beginner Talk / Re: Scribus alternate sites, l...
Last post by PZL_P11c - June 01, 2026, 09:16:51 AM
Quote from: utnik on May 31, 2026, 06:17:56 PM
Quote...Is the web site scribus . fr legitimate?

it looks ok to me.
...and the links under télécharger scribus for the different operating systems lead to the usual sourceforge site.

utnik
The text for the download shows Sourceforge, but the actual link behind points to "digisplendid.com/scribus-download/". That's why I believe the .FR site has been hacked or is a malware platform
#7
Beginner Talk / Re: Scribus alternate sites, l...
Last post by MrB - May 31, 2026, 10:48:33 PM
Its not an official Scribus site, even if it has Scribus content.
#8
FYI, I'm using Scribus 1.5.8 on a MBP 2015 under Monterey.
#9
Beginner Talk / Re: Scribus alternate sites, l...
Last post by a.l.e - May 31, 2026, 10:15:41 PM
As far as I know, the site is not related to the Scribus project.

My browser marks it as potentially having malware and does not want me to see it.

Use it at your own risk.

I'm disabling the links.
#10
Yes, I'm one of the very few people who uses the Spiral Tool!
(I'm typesetting a friend's upcoming sci-fi noir novella in which springs play a major role, and the Spiral tool provides THE PERFECT graphical element. I'm using it as a section divider sigil. Looks great!)

BUT something has gone wrong. At first, I could change the Spiral tool's settings and the next time I used the tool it would indeed reflect the changes. Now when I change the settings (Start Angle, End Angle, Factor), a new drawn spiral only reflects the previous settings---it's stuck drawing a spiral that starts at the bottom and winds outward & clockwise 4.25X, ending on the left side.

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE. I just discovered that although my new settings have been retaining in the preferences for Spiral (even after restart of the app), I can create NEW DOCUMENT and the new settings are effective there. Just not in any existing document (even though the new settings still show in the Preferences.)

I suppose I could just toss some preferences file associated with the old document in question, but I have no idea where to find/how to do that. (The fact that the settings for the tool are retaining my update, but not drawing according to the update in existing documents, is the bug I'm reporting.)