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Beginner Talk / How to use and delete Colours ...
Last post by goldenbrown - June 17, 2026, 07:42:10 PM
Hey everyone!

I've been trying to create some custom colours sets in Scribus, but I'm having some problems, and I would really appreciate some help:

In the 'Colours and Fills' menu I'm using the option 'Save Colour Set' to try and save a custom palette I've made. However, when I select the newly create custom colour set on the list of colour sets, the colours won't load. What am I doing wrong?  :(

Another problem is that by trying to make the custom colour set work I ended up create a few custom colours sets :B (ops) and now I have no idea how to delete them. (I guess I have to find a folder where Scribus save this stuff, but I'm new to MacOS and have no idea where it could be... help?)

I'm using Scribus 1.7.3 on MacOS.
#2
Vector graphics and postscript / Re: Spiral Tool (yes, I use it...
Last post by utnik - June 15, 2026, 06:12:07 AM
hi olderthanthat

in scribus you have settings under ,preferences' which affect new documents and under ,file' → ,document setup' for the actual document. there may be no bug at all. if you change the settings for the spiral tool in the ,document setup', it may work as expected.

utnik
#3
Vector graphics and postscript / Re: Spiral Tool (yes, I use it...
Last post by MrB - June 14, 2026, 10:10:46 PM
Please submit a sample file in a bug on bugs.scribus.net with a description on how to recreate the issue and we can take a look.
#4
Windows / Re: getting templates
Last post by Nermander - June 14, 2026, 09:59:31 AM
I think back then it was an inkjet (essentially feeding the paper straight through). But the paper was very bad, it almost fell apart when I put it into the printer.

I resorted to printing on a non-perforated paper and cutting the cards.
#5
Vector graphics and postscript / Re: Spiral Tool (yes, I use it...
Last post by AdmFubar - June 13, 2026, 11:31:23 PM
Have you tried using the spiral tool in inkscape, and then importing that spiral??
#6
Windows / Re: getting templates
Last post by AdmFubar - June 13, 2026, 11:27:15 PM
Quote from: Nermander on June 12, 2026, 03:57:03 PMBut it never worked well because the pre-perforated papers fell apart in the printer.... :)

What kind of printer were you using?
#7
Windows / Re: getting templates
Last post by Nermander - June 12, 2026, 03:57:03 PM
I once tried to use pre-perforated paper for business cards, and I set up the layout from scratch in Scribus (since it is essentially just a matter of placing guides at the right distances).

But it never worked well because the pre-perforated papers fell apart in the printer.... :)
#8
Windows / Re: getting templates
Last post by a.l.e - June 07, 2026, 08:23:35 PM
Here's a workaround:

  • From the Avery site, export the template as a PDF
  • Create a Scribus file with the correct size (as specified for your label sheet...) and the right margins
  • Load the template as a vector in a background layer and make the layer non editable and non printable
  • Use the Column/Row tab in Page > Manage Guides to create the "labels"
  • Enable the snapping to guides
  • Save as a template
  • (Share the template with the community : - )
#9
Windows / getting templates
Last post by sew - June 07, 2026, 07:29:16 PM
I'm new to Scribus so I am not sure whether this is the correct forum.
I am trying to replace InDesign with Scribus.  I use Avery forms for labels.  Avery has downloadable templates for use with their labels. There is no Scribus download option and the InDesign templates don't work.  How can I get appropriate templates?
#10
General Discussion / Re: AI generated SLA file and ...
Last post by PastaShock - June 07, 2026, 07:02:58 PM
I've used AI to generate python scripts to allow me to do quickly do repetitive tasks. You can probably have the AI design a python script to read from a LibreOffice document or text file and place it in a Scribus file.