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#51
Beginner Talk / Re: Character styles: make pro...
Last post by utnik - March 28, 2026, 08:35:03 PM
hi mountainman

afaik this is not possible. but it is an interesting feature. maybe you could request it here.

utnik
#52
Beginner Talk / Character styles: make propert...
Last post by Man Mountainman - March 28, 2026, 09:19:52 AM
Sorry for the confusing title, I don't really have the vocabulary to talk about this.

Anyway, I'm trying to learn Scribus (1.7.2). One thing I want to do is to define character styles that can be used across multiple paragraph styles.

So, for instance, I might have one paragraph style where I set the font size to 10pt:



And another one where I set it to 12 pt:



And then I have a character style that I want to be able to use in both the 10pt and the 12pt paragraph style.

And the idea would be that it changes (let's say) the font and the style, but NOT the size. So if I apply it to a word in a paragraph with the 10pt style, it stays 10pt. And if I apply it to the 12pt paragraph, it stays 12pt.

This does not seem to be possible. When you create a character style, you have to define all the properties.



In other words, it's not possible to leave a property (like size) "undefined", so that when the character style is applied to a word, the property (size) defaults to whatever value is defined by the paragraph style.

Have I understood correctly, or is there a way to achieve what I am trying to achieve?
#53
Showcase / Re: NGO report made with scrib...
Last post by utnik - March 27, 2026, 08:56:39 PM
hi aleks

usually i hyphenate only text in justified paragraphs. (with some exceptions...)
it's not my style, but i would say the report shows a good, clean and consistent layout.

@Tibolu: well done!

utnik
#54
Showcase / Re: NGO report made with scrib...
Last post by Aleks100 - March 27, 2026, 07:42:25 PM
Why no hyphenation?
#55
Showcase / Re: NGO report made with scrib...
Last post by PatJr - March 26, 2026, 07:46:13 PM
nice job
#56
Text and Typography / Re: [SOLVED] my letters turn i...
Last post by a.l.e - March 26, 2026, 02:50:39 PM
As far as I can tell, Jean has now fixed the bug:

Fix text underline dependency on text frame dash array when exporting to PDF
https://gitlab.com/scribus/scribus/-/commit/b5e7791ff9dca2da3de79078498311c4355afdaa

Fix text stroke dependency on text frame dash array when exporting to PDF
https://gitlab.com/scribus/scribus/-/commit/2f9fc25f6d99a63e34c7854a97e213a5e5853458
#57
Showcase / NGO report made with scribus <...
Last post by Tibolu - March 26, 2026, 11:12:16 AM
Here is a report I made using scribus and inkscape.
Next time I 'll try to link pdfs in image frames for smoother integration between the two softwares.
#58
Features / Re: Native Text Hyperlink Supp...
Last post by Tibolu - March 25, 2026, 07:26:49 PM
+1, but please don't be rude and speak human ;)
#59
Features / Re: Ability to link SVG files ...
Last post by Tibolu - March 25, 2026, 12:03:56 AM
Reviving this thread to share the solution I was looking for so long.
So all you have to do is create an image frame, hit Ctrl+i (or right click > Content > Import Image), and choose a pdf file. You can choose an svg file but it will render as a raster image in your final export.
When it is time to export, in the dialog window that pops up go to General > File Options and check the box next to "Embed PDF & EPS files (EXPERIMENTAL!)" to keep your embedded pdf as vector.
This was the feature I missed the most in scribus, it is a great surprise !
#60
Text and Typography / Re: [SOLVED] my letters turn i...
Last post by AdmFubar - March 24, 2026, 07:57:00 PM
Quote from: utnik on March 24, 2026, 05:34:25 AMhi pn

select the text frame containing "bribes de mémoire", then go to 'properties' ➜ 'line' ➜ 'type of line' and select a continuous line instead of the dotted line.

utnik
That works but it shouldnt as that line style should only be applied to the text frame as that is the property you are editing, and not the stroke of the text. Text stroke is getting the stroke style from the place. Developers take note! ;)