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#11
Text and Typography / Re: Some letters are bold in a...
Last post by Bernard45 - April 05, 2026, 05:02:43 PM
ok, I would like to, but the document has 140 pages with 4 or 5 text block per page.
Is there a way to change the font for all text blocks ?
#12
Text and Typography / Re: Some letters are bold in a...
Last post by AdmFubar - April 04, 2026, 11:25:20 PM
change to another font, and see if the issue persists.
#13
Text and Typography / Some letters are bold in a wor...
Last post by Bernard45 - April 04, 2026, 02:04:19 PM
I am using the 'Open sans' font , and all fonts are vectorized for pdf creation.(Scribus 1.6.5 , Windows 11)
In the pdf, the letter 'l' is (most of the time, but not always) printed bold in normally printed words.
Sometimes, the letter 'i' as well.
I have tried several quality and compression , but no change.
Any suggestion please ?
#14
Beginner Talk / Re: Can Text Frame resize base...
Last post by AdmFubar - April 03, 2026, 06:10:32 PM
Quote from: IanicM on April 03, 2026, 02:14:24 PMIt's not completely reliable because it can sometimes trim off the last line, 
what happens if you have an extra return as the last line?
#15
Raster and Vector Graphics / Re: Black Box
Last post by AdmFubar - April 03, 2026, 06:07:20 PM
Let me see if i have this correct, You have and image that is comprised of text? and when you import into scribus the image is solid black? If this is the case, rather that dealing  with another image, why not create a text box and add the text there, and adjust as needed?
#16
Text and Typography / Re: Drop shadows causing lag
Last post by MrB - April 03, 2026, 05:58:27 PM
What version of Scribus on what operating system?
#17
Beginner Talk / Re: Can Text Frame resize base...
Last post by IanicM - April 03, 2026, 02:14:24 PM
The most effective workaround I've found is assigning a shortcut key (I use Q) to the Adjust Frame Height command. It's not completely reliable because it can sometimes trim off the last line, but it still makes managing text frames much easier and faster.
#18
Raster and Vector Graphics / Black Box
Last post by pyro - April 03, 2026, 07:20:24 AM
Hello Scribus Support Community,

I 'm having an issue with Scribus 1.6.2 on a up to date Windows 10 system.

I have an image within that image is black text, I have previously used this method
To save the image for printing purposes. Using Inkscape I changed the colour of the image with the black text, saved it to desktop as a SVG file, opened Scribus then opened file.

The issue is that when I open this image the black text has a black box covering the text, I can move the box but the text moves with it, I can click on the box and a dotted line appears around it, I can right click on the box to bring up the properties box but the colours tab is greyed out and I cannot change any settings there.

I have checked the document properties and they all seem right with text and stroke set to None, I will try to attach some screen shots for your perusal. Any help would be most appreciated thank you.
#19
Text and Typography / Re: Drop shadows causing lag
Last post by AdmFubar - April 03, 2026, 05:03:50 AM
Need more info.
Are you add drop shadows to all the text or just certain sections of text?

Are the text boxes linked? and are they in columns?


I've created a 100 page document on my machine in 1.7.1 and added some text. It doesn't seem sluggish to me, but i may not be recreating exactly what you have in your document.

If you have started adding the shadowed text that might be the cause. You can try creating a style for the shadowed text, not actually include the shadow option for the text. Apply the style as needed. Then after you have your layout "finished" you can edit the style to include the shadow. This may speed up the responsiveness of scribus.

What version of scribus are using and what os and version is on your computer.. System specs will help as well.
#20
Text and Typography / Drop shadows causing lag
Last post by AlShamar - April 03, 2026, 12:35:42 AM
Hi I'm wondering if anyone can help.

I am in the process of creating a 100 page document and all of the text will need to have a drop shadow. I'm barely on page 3 and am already noticing the lag and the programme is getting sluggish and frustrating and it'll not doubt get worse when I start adding images and the pages i need fill.

Is there any way that I can either add more memory to the programme or find a way to stop the programme rendering the drop shadows so that I can complete the doc knowing the shadows are there even if i cant see them? Any help suggestions or hints would be greatly appreciated.