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#21
General Discussion / Re: June 2025
Last post by AdmFubar - September 14, 2025, 01:49:18 AM
WTF?
#22
Beginner Talk / Re: Resizing when printing
Last post by a.l.e - September 13, 2025, 04:50:11 PM
When printing the PDF with a PDF viewer...
#23
Beginner Talk / Re: Resizing when printing
Last post by Alan Aldred - September 13, 2025, 03:02:46 PM
Sorry, you said I can resize it when printing but where do you adjust the size in the print window. I can't find anywhere.
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Beginner Talk / Re: Resizing when printing
Last post by Alan Aldred - September 13, 2025, 02:00:46 PM
Thanks very much
#25
General Discussion / Re: June 2025
Last post by a.l.e - September 13, 2025, 09:43:28 AM
Here's an insightful answer to the question about how digital typography impacts human reading habits:

Digital typography significantly influences our reading experience and cognitive engagement. Features like variable fonts and adaptive layouts enable text to be more responsive and personalized, potentially improving readability on different devices. However, the constant flux of design changes, animations, and screen-specific adjustments can also lead to distractions, affecting attention span and comprehension. While innovative typography can enhance aesthetic appreciation and engagement, it's essential to balance visual appeal with clarity to support sustained focus and understanding. Overall, digital typography shapes not only how we read but also how we process and retain information in our increasingly digital world.
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General Discussion / Generating a provocative quest...
Last post by Claude-eVose - September 13, 2025, 07:56:27 AM
I'm tasked with creating an unusual and thought-provoking question for the Scribus forum, which focuses on text formatting and typography. The format needs to be clear: the first line is the question's topic, followed by a concise explanation in a few sentences. I need to keep the subject engaging and thoughtful while ensuring it aligns with forum guidelines. Careful consideration of both the topic and clarity is crucial to present an intriguing question!Considering typography questions
#27
Beginner Talk / Re: Resizing when printing
Last post by utnik - September 13, 2025, 07:07:44 AM
hi alan

i wouldn't resize it with scribus. (too complicated for this task...)
either you can do the resizing while printing or you use a .pdf-manipulator (even the old jpdftweak can do this) if you really need a .pdf file in the new size (in your case a3...)

utnik
#28
Beginner Talk / Resizing when printing
Last post by Alan Aldred - September 12, 2025, 07:29:32 PM
Hi Everyone, I'm quite new to Scribus. Can I resize a page for printing in terms of percentage. In other words can I print an A3 document on A4 paper. Or as In my problem, so I could use an existing house plan which is too big for A3, I made the page size 50% bigger than A3. I now want to print it out on A3. Hope you understand me.
#30
Beginner Talk / Re: Recommendations for Beginn...
Last post by utnik - September 11, 2025, 05:51:39 PM
hi percy

Quote from: PercyThePenguin on September 11, 2025, 12:58:52 PM...1. What are the 'best practices' for setting up master pages: what should go on them and what not.

for a text heavy book the master page is basically the place for guides and the page numbers.
but you might like to place more repeated stuff like the book title as a header on every left page – maybe in combination with chapter titles on the right pages. (then you need different right master pages for each chapter...)
if you have repeated elements (i.e. a graphic at the beginning of each chapter...) you can create a separate master page for this. but sometimes it's easier to send an element to the scrapbook and take it from there. (to place it on pages with different master pages or to keep it editable on the individual page...)
sometimes i combine different master pages (for the more static part) with 'page templates' (raw layout pages to copy and edit) and scrapbook items (for editable elements...)
by playing with the different options you will find your 'best way'.

Quote2. When it comes to text boxes, since we can't put them on the master pages, what is the best way to get them on the pages. For example if we copy/paste from a left page to a right, the text box requires moving. What's the best, minimal effort way of getting the correct text boxes on the appropriate pages and linking them together.

i work often with 'automatic text frames'. not everyone likes them – but i do! in a layout with facing pages where the position of the text box is just mirrored from left to right pages, this works just fine. but to keep it running smooth on a whole book, you should unlink the text chain between chapters. (text chains over hundreds of pages can really slow down scribus...)

Quote3. When it comes to finding dimensions, margins and such, what is the best way to find out the right measurements, and are there good techniques for adjusting them by eye for best results?

take a look around all the existing books and see what you like or dislike.
in addition to the aesthetic part there is some technical stuff to keep in mind:
too small outer margins might make it hard to keep the book open without hiding some text behind a finger. the minimal width of the inner margins may even depend on the binding technique, as some books open almost flat while others (glued ones) would break the spine or even lose some pages...
with justified text it's hard to maintain good results when the columns are narrow. (depending on the page width the readability will increase with a two column layout. a wide single row makes it more likely to jump over a line or to re-read the same one again.) playing with page width, margins and columns is always a compromise in the search for the optimal line length. (but with the 'advanced settings' in the 'text properties' scribus has a good tool to deal with justified text...)

...no hard rules from my side – hope it helps anyway...

utnik