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#51
Beginner Talk / Re: I want to layout a book
Last post by ama - April 11, 2026, 07:02:50 PM
That is a lousy excuse.

The time you already invested you could have used for simply writing how to START to get 1 text file ready.

The "tutorials" are piles of crap and do not say how to get a fresh start.

Last night I got Texstudio started. The guys made one of the most insane software errors I encountered in all my life: "no write permission".
Last night I cracked that error. I wonder how those guys bind their shoelaces.
#52
Beginner Talk / Re: I want to layout a book
Last post by utnik - April 11, 2026, 06:28:46 PM
well, if it's too hard for you to look up the basics in a couple of minutes of tutorials, then it's too hard for me to deal with your problems.

sorry to say that. but my time is valuable too...

utnik
#53
Beginner Talk / Re: I want to layout a book
Last post by ama - April 11, 2026, 08:16:26 AM
> but i would look for some basic tutorials before starting
> a project im a software that i don't know...

NO !!!

I need to know how to start the whole thing step for step. I need at least one single document to see inside.

I am accustomed to work with software for over 40 years now. The whole mess piled up in mountains of not-needed functions spoils the whole architecture of software writing and software usage.

I need a WORKING start. Then I can change the parameters. That is the easiest and fastest way.

In a previous life I taught using editors and other software in classes. I am an engineer and programmer. I hoped I would not have to say this again.
#54
Beginner Talk / Re: I want to layout a book
Last post by utnik - April 11, 2026, 07:54:56 AM
hi ama

Quote from: ama on April 11, 2026, 03:37:26 AMI need to know how to start

i can tell you how i do a project like yours. (but i would look for some basic tutorials before starting a project im a software that i don't know...)
take at least a look at all the menus and open 'properties' (f2) and 'content properties' (f3) to start.

when i know how my book should look like, i start by creating a new scribus file with 'facing pages'. (it doesn't really matter with how many pages i start. i might make it 100 to begin with...)
i define the page size and the margins. (with just text there is usually no need for bleeds.)
i would work with 'automatic text frames'. (not every scribus user recommends automatic text frames, but i like them for text heavy projects.)
depending on the page size i define one or two columns.
when the file is created i split the text chain after the first couple of pages for titles, impressum and all the stuff i need before the novel starts.
in the text chain after the split i load either the first chapter or the whole novel. (i always split the text chain after a chapter or at another sensible point, as scribus doesn't like very long text chains...)
now it's time to define the 'paragraph styles' (f4).
i use the 'default paragraph style' for the main text. but this is another thing, not everyone agrees with me...
if the text is set justified you need to hyphenate it and to define the values under 'advanced settings' in the 'style manager' to let it flow smooth.
if you use the 'baseline grid' (what i recommend...) you need to define it under 'file' → 'document setup' → 'guides'.
for your book i would place at least a page number on the normal 'master pages'. you may place other elements there if you like. but master page elements in scribus are not editable on individual document pages.

now you have at least a start.
you may need different master pages for the first part of your book. (maybe even for the start of a new chapter...) or character styles for special parts of your text. don't be lazy and format such things direct in the text. otherwise your book will grow to an editing nightmare.

good luck!
utnik
 
#55
Beginner Talk / Re: I want to layout a book
Last post by ama - April 11, 2026, 03:37:26 AM
> A work around would be to use a word processor to get an idea  of how many pages you would need to fit the text for a given font

WOTT!? That is not what I am talking about.


> https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-standard-number-of-characters-for-one-page-typed

QUORA is absolutely out of ANY discussion.


I need to know how to start the whole stuff so that I can works on one page.

I told you I can program. But I do not want to reinvent the wheel.
#56
Text and Typography / Re: Some letters are bold in a...
Last post by Nermander - April 10, 2026, 08:52:34 PM
I suggest you google for "font hinting" to understand what happens.

Essentially, the font is difficult to render in low resolution due to lack of suitable hinting data. But in high resolution it will come out fine.
#57
Raster and Vector Graphics / Re: supress "page001" suffix w...
Last post by Nermander - April 10, 2026, 08:48:57 PM
I suspect that since an image can only contain one page, and a Scribus document can contain many pages, it is not really logical to name the image just the same as the Scribus document. If you export several pages, they would all be named the same and overwrite each other.

A PDF can contain many pages, and thus a PDF can contain all pages from the Scribus document, and then it makes sense to name it the same as the Scribus document.
#58
Beginner Talk / Re: I want to layout a book
Last post by AdmFubar - April 10, 2026, 07:54:37 PM
Excellent! That makes import less complicated. 

Since scribus doesnt handle auto text frames and pages when importing text. (at least for now)
A work around would be to use a word processor to get an idea  of how many pages you would need to fit the text for a given font

You can check here for some tips to get you started on this.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-standard-number-of-characters-for-one-page-typed


with some experimentation and trial and error you will learn to set up most documents with little modification  
#59
Raster and Vector Graphics / Re: supress "page001" suffix w...
Last post by Flaxx - April 10, 2026, 12:24:32 PM
Quote from: trapadelle on February 11, 2026, 12:38:16 PMHi, I've been looking for an answer to the very same question for years !
Apparently, nobody seems to know how to do that, and it doesn't seem to bother anybody either.

Maybe should it be reported to developpers so an option would be released in order to be able to change this.
An option which could even allow to name this suffix differently if needed.

Thanks for reading this.

Gererally I agree with the OP as it is different when exporting to PDF (except when using single pages).
#60
Raster and Vector Graphics / Re: Still errors when Importin...
Last post by Flaxx - April 10, 2026, 12:21:02 PM
Quote from: utnik on April 10, 2026, 10:44:53 AMhi flaxx

some of the .svg import is still buggy – and that's bad.
but when you clean your file a bit, it imports correct. (i did it for you and you can download it in the next couple of days here...)

utnik

Got it, and I can see what you did, thanks. When creating this file I wasn't too experienced with Inkscape and I constructed it by using just rectangles being unified by Inkscape to a common path.

By the way, there are other pics being more challenging. You my try a very popular SVG showing Tux the Linux penguin. This one is working well in each browser, but will fail in Windows thumbnail preview and in Scribus as well.

Final remark:
Vector-graphics isn't my main concern, it's rather the import of PDF (or SVG) containing text. As Inkscape is capable doing this, why can't the respective source code not be reused? It's FOSS on both sides. An other possibility would be the direct import of Calc-tables.