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#41
Beginner Talk / Re: Multiline text on a path
Last post by RodneyLee - December 04, 2025, 03:00:06 PM
Turn the Text to an Object, then tweek the object, seems I saw a way to do that in Scribus
#42
Raster and Vector Graphics / Re: Importing Scribus generate...
Last post by a.l.e - December 04, 2025, 02:13:52 PM
Tested with a simple text: in the current code there is a bug.

Would you mind opening a ticket in https://bugs.scribus.net ?

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#43
Raster and Vector Graphics / Importing Scribus generated pd...
Last post by FrederickYocum - December 04, 2025, 01:57:31 PM
In an effort to create four-up artwork for printing, I generated a PDF from a Scribus document which had drop shadows on a number of the text objects and placed it in a Scribus document. The transparency failed with whatever combination of PDF setting I tried. Is there a way to do this?

In the end, I copied the objects from the Layers in the original Scribus document and pasted them into the four-up one. Cumbersome and not as elegant, it would require any changes to be made four times.

Or is there a better way to do this? Newby question.

TIA
#44
Linux / Re: Template not showing up
Last post by a.l.e - December 04, 2025, 12:56:09 PM
I'm not used to templates... but I think that, for custom templates, you need to

  • configure a custom templates location in the Preferences > Paths
  • open the file in Scribus (from a temporary location...),
  • save the file as a template

Not sure if you can simply move the files into there... but i would definitively not add my templates to the the place where Scribus has its own templates.
#45
Linux / Template not showing up
Last post by distronix - December 04, 2025, 01:53:19 AM
Ok, I have a lot to learn. Scribus seems to be very feature-packed, but it looks to be ideal for my purposes, once I get used to it. I used Aldus Pagemaker and before that Xerox Venture DTP, so I go way back in time. First I installed the native Debian version 1.6.3, and could not get the templates to appear. Then I thought it may be a quirk with Debian, so I am now running the Flathub 1.6.4, but the template still does not show. Here is the template.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Template>
    <Name>TechGuide_6x9</Name>
    <Author>Your Name</Author>
    <Description>6×9 Technical Guide Template with margins, grid, and master pages.</Description>
    <Category>User</Category>
    <UseOrientation>true</UseOrientation>
    <File>TechGuide_6x9.sla</File>
    <Preview>preview.png</Preview>
</Template>

and the path ~/.var/app/net.scribus.Scribus/data/scribus/templates
.
└── TechGuide_6x9
    ├── preview.png
    ├── TechGuide_6x9.sla
    └── template.xml

What am I doing wrong?
 
#46
Beginner Talk / New to Scribus, but not to DTP
Last post by distronix - December 04, 2025, 01:12:08 AM
Hi, this is my first post. I run Debian 13 with Gnome and Wayland, so I got the dark mode running without any drama. Scribus will be awesome once I get it configured properly. Hopefully, I can learn Scribus and get it doing what I need.

Thanks for a well supported forum.

Michael
Guadeloupe
#47
Beginner Talk / Re: Multiline text on a path
Last post by AdmFubar - December 03, 2025, 11:32:36 PM
Quote from: fetimo on December 03, 2025, 07:10:42 PMIt's the latter, prepping artwork for a pre-printed label.

Can the preprinted label include the this text, or are you using this label for other items? If the former, the designer will have better tools for laying out the text. Check with them if they can do it.

If the latter, you will need fuss a bit with the layout. 

I've been through the same issues at my job.
#48
Beginner Talk / Re: Multiline text on a path
Last post by a.l.e - December 03, 2025, 07:51:25 PM
Well, not sure that the result will be nice but:

- duplicate your path and place the duplicates in order of creation one below the other
- select all the paths and "item > shape & paths > combine polygons"
- attach the text to path
- edit the text with the text editor and add spaces to make the text break at the "right" place
- cry silently.
#49
Beginner Talk / Re: Multiline text on a path
Last post by fetimo - December 03, 2025, 07:10:42 PM
It's the latter, prepping artwork for a pre-printed label.
#50
Beginner Talk / Re: Multiline text on a path
Last post by AdmFubar - December 03, 2025, 06:11:31 PM
You probably should be using actual labeling software. Is this a direct thermal? Thermal transfer? Or are you prepping artwork for a preprinted label?