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#1
Free discussion / Re: Imposition Plugin for Scri...
Last post by PDFPress.app - Today at 09:18:46 PM
If you are on a Mac and trying to avoid terminal tools or outdated Java apps that don't support bleed, you should check out https://pdfpress.app.

It's a browser-based prepress tool specifically because finding a decent, inexpensive imposition GUI on macOS is incredibly frustrating. You just drop your exported Scribus PDF into the app, select the Booklet layout, set your sheet size (it handles large press sheets like A1/A2 easily), and it generates a press-ready file with proper bleed and crop marks.

It completely eliminates the need to run command-line scripts or pay for heavy desktop software just to get a booklet imposed properly.
#2
Layout Issues / Re: Choosing layout for a page...
Last post by Nermander - Today at 08:54:43 PM
You can place a whole page of contents in the scrapbook. Doubleclicking the item in the scrapbook will insert them in the same places as when they were sent to the scrapbook.

The disadvantage of importing pages is you will also get the page properties (like left or right page), which may mean you need two of each "template".
#3
General Discussion / Re: Right to Left, RTL layout,...
Last post by a.l.e - Today at 08:18:58 PM
First page left or right is not about the direction, only about the placement of the first page.

The newest development version does have what you are looking for (the RTL binding), but I don't think it's in the latest development release 1.7.3.

If you're on Linux and you're brave enough, you can look for the nightly Appimage.
Maybe, there is a snapshot for your system, or somebody can create: which OS are you using?
#4
General Discussion / Right to Left, RTL layout, pag...
Last post by aadir - Today at 05:25:34 PM
I hope this screenshot shows my issue enough..

I am working on an RTL design, and the pages are actually still flowing from left to right .
Look at the page numbers..
Page 2 should be on the right.   

In document setup, it doesnt matter if i choose first page as left or right, the pages always from left to right.

#5
Layout Issues / Choosing layout for a page fro...
Last post by lib - Today at 03:24:37 PM
Hello!

To speed up a magazine creation, I have idea of creating layout template library (e.g. 100 different page layouts) and for each new issue choose e.g. 30 of them.

Is it better to import a similar page from one of the previous issues or copy a layout page from scrapbook? It seems to me that scrapbook is meant to be used for single elements (e.g. icons, etc.), not for whole page layout template (which can has several images, textboxes and shapes).

What would be the best solution for this? Is there some other "way"?

Thanks in advance!
#6
Beginner Talk / continous text frames cause ha...
Last post by aadir - Today at 12:23:42 PM
hey there, first time user of Scribus here


I have about 40 pages in my doc currently, and now when i go to link a text frame to continue the previous ones, the whole software hangs for about 2 minutes..

my story is about 5000 words. 

Is there anything I should watch out for when doing this?

Thank you!
#7
General Discussion / Re: September 2025 - April 202...
Last post by MarkoFlow - May 14, 2026, 10:03:07 PM
Useful progress update. The full-document search and replace, preferences search, and UI logging window look especially helpful for everyday use.
#8
User Interface / Wrapping Text Around an Image
Last post by zerubbabel - May 14, 2026, 03:06:32 PM
I have been using Scribus for many years, but in this new version, 1.7.3, I cannot understand the new user interface for wrapping text around an image. Is there any documentation to explain this user interface palette?
#9
General Discussion / Re: Multilingual management / ...
Last post by nenex-ordi-libre - May 14, 2026, 09:14:34 AM
Layers are a great idea! I need to look into them—I've never used them before. As for updating the text, you have to do it manually anyway, right?

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Les calques, c'est une bonne idée ! Faut que je me penche dessus, je ne les ai jamais utilisés. Pour la mise à jour des textes de toute façon ça se fait obligatoirement manuellement, non ?
#10
General Discussion / Re: Multilingual management / ...
Last post by AdmFubar - May 13, 2026, 05:34:17 PM
But you will probably have to do the translation updating  manually. Someone here might have a solution to automate such a task.

Mais vous devrez probablement effectuer la mise à jour des traductions manuellement. Quelqu'un ici aura peut-être une solution pour automatiser cette tâche.