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#51
General Discussion / Re: Indexing functionality in ...
Last post by sersha - December 25, 2025, 03:14:09 PM
Quote from: sersha on December 25, 2025, 02:56:12 PMAnd yet another way I found is:
File-Preferences-Keyboard Shortcuts-Insert-Index Entry and then I assigned "x". Together with previous recommendations, it becomes quite manageable then!
#52
General Discussion / Re: Indexing functionality in ...
Last post by sersha - December 25, 2025, 02:56:12 PM
And yet another way I found is:
File-Preferences-Keyboard Shortcuts-Insert-Index Entry and then I assigned "x". Together with previous recommendations, it becomes quite manageable then!

And while we are at this topic, it would be golden to have a way to see the words marked for indexing, some sort of the highlighting via the menu. Maybe even all marks should have a way to be revealed. Like View-Text Frames-Show Control Characters. It might be very handy on the occasion.
#53
General Discussion / Re: Open multiple documents in...
Last post by utnik - December 25, 2025, 12:24:06 PM
just check 'use tabs for documents' under 'preferences' → 'user interface' → 'main window'.

utnik
#54
General Discussion / [SOLVED] Open multiple documen...
Last post by cemekepirketou - December 25, 2025, 10:52:59 AM
Hello, everyone.

Throughout the development period for Scribus 1.5, there were tabs when multiple documents were open at the same time. With version 1.6, I can't find the tabs; there is only the choice between cascade or mosaic. I have searched extensively to find a way to activate the tabs, but I haven't been able to find it. Has the tab display function been removed?
Thanks
#55
General Discussion / Re: A discussion about the typ...
Last post by utnik - December 24, 2025, 04:09:55 PM
Quote from: Aleks100 on December 24, 2025, 01:23:03 PM...However, I prefer to set it manually.
it's usually not my business, as my work is for digital printing. but i think it would be a good thing to have an editable trapping preset. (editable by selecting which element will overfill and by the amount of the trapping...)

utnik
#56
General Discussion / Re: A discussion about the typ...
Last post by Aleks100 - December 24, 2025, 01:23:03 PM
For offset, screen... every kind of printing but digital.
However, I prefer to set it manually.
#57
General Discussion / Re: A discussion about the typ...
Last post by utnik - December 24, 2025, 08:11:10 AM
hi aleks

i know this as 'trapping' (overfilling a shape to avoid blanks).
unfortunately scribus doesn't support trapping, which is usually not a big problem for digital printing but may be a show stopper for offset printing.

you could file a feature request here.

utnik
#59
General Discussion / Re: A discussion about the typ...
Last post by Aleks100 - December 23, 2025, 11:27:54 PM
Both fill and line can be knockout or overprint, but I meant for fill to be knockout and at the same shape line to be overprint.
#60
General Discussion / Re: A discussion about the typ...
Last post by nitramr - December 23, 2025, 09:53:12 PM
@Aleks100 yes, there is. In Properties Palette (Fill or Line) you can click on the color dot to open the color dialog. There is a 3 dot menu where you can switch between knockout and overprint. Knockout is the default.

@a.l.e
I think we need something like a listener on text changes to render the GREP styles while typing. To keep the calculation activity low, it could listen for the active paragraph only. If the style definition has changed, the whole text must be processed at once. The GREP styles could apply temporary like regular styles to avoid a "recalculation" if the style definition doesn't change, but have to be identifiable as "applied" GREP styles in story text. We can start with a simple implementation for color, size and fontface.

I have some additions to your list. I asked an AI what is needed to flatten the learning curve for beginners and make Scribus ready for professional workflows.

The report contains a lot of useful improvements and ideas:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mUlatITRQXkU-NpIS0w_dDPVgCc0qBda0TrNDpEw8v8/edit?tab=t.0