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#51
Tutorials, Tips and How-Tos / Is Online Help Available Onlin...
Last post by mpgchgo - October 05, 2025, 10:42:14 PM
I downloaded and installed Scribus on my Mac just now, and am eager to learn how to use it. Looks like there is Online Help under the Help menu ("Scribus Help...") and it looks promising. I am on the oldish side, and there doesn't appear to be a way to make the text larger and more readable, or to modify the look of it at all.

Usually, and this is often the case with open-source software, the same tutorial included with the application is also available on the web. This would be helpful, as I might be able to view it in the Firefox Reader or at least make the text a bit larger.

1) Is this Help available as a website somewhere? If so, would someone please share the link?

2) Can anyone recommend a good "first steps with Scribus" video on, say, YouTube?

Thanks!
#52
Beginner Talk / [SOLVED] Final line in text fr...
Last post by arthropod - October 05, 2025, 10:19:16 PM
I am typesetting a novel and having problems with paragraphs that span text frames.

The last line in a text frame, even if it is in the middle of the paragraph, acts as if it is the last line in the paragraph. It doesn't respect the full justify.

However, I actually began typesetting this novel earlier before realizing I set the margins wrong. I made a new file to correct the issue (in case I change my mind again later lol), and this issue is ONLY happening in the new file, which makes me think I forgot to tweak a setting somewhere. The original file justifies the text based correctly on its location in the paragraph, not in the frame.

Previous, correct behaviour: 2025-10-05_16-07.png

Current, incorrect behavior: 2025-10-05_16-07_1.png

What did I forget?  ???
#53
PDF Generation / Re: Scribus n'enregistre plus ...
Last post by a.l.e - October 05, 2025, 10:30:55 AM
Please tell us, how you know that the PDF is RGB...

If you're 100% sure that the PDF is RGB, please attach a sample .sla and the .pdf you're getting from it so that we can have a look at why this happens to you...
#54
PDF Generation / Re: Scribus n'enregistre plus ...
Last post by prcek - October 05, 2025, 06:39:39 AM
TBH, not sure if it is probable cause, but anyway.
In export PDF dialog, have you set PDF output for printer?

#55
General Discussion / Re: Potential new users incomi...
Last post by marce colina - October 05, 2025, 01:37:39 AM
Scribus looks great, even some issues make it hard to use for replace publisher, or pageplus. The managemente of laaarge text blocks, so slowly, is a stop game for me.
#56
PDF Generation / Scribus n'enregistre plus en C...
Last post by Phil_bzh - October 04, 2025, 09:19:45 PM
Bonjour
48h que je sèche...
Projet scribus, gestion des couleurs ok, dans les préférences et dans le projet.
Images toutes en CMJN - Fogra39, vérifiées sous Krita.

L'export PDF sous Scribus se fait uniquement en RVB! :o
ça faisait un moment que je n'avais pas utilisé Scribus, mais jamais eu ce problème auparavant...

Config Linux debian, Scribus 6.4, testé aussi sous 5.8, même problème... et même testé sous windows!!!! idem...

Une idée??
#57
Text and Typography / Re: Odt import - Paragraph sty...
Last post by a.l.e - October 04, 2025, 05:23:34 PM
I can confirm that when loading your file the formatting is correctly applied, but the styles are not assigned to the text.

Would you mind opening a ticket in https://bugs.scribus.net and attaching there your file?
#58
General Discussion / Re: Potential new users incomi...
Last post by rapio - October 04, 2025, 04:28:28 PM
I agree. I was looking at Affinity and the next day, bam, gone! I'll stick with Scribus.
#59
Text and Typography / Re: Odt import - Paragraph sty...
Last post by henrylaw - October 04, 2025, 01:13:01 PM
Results of more investigation. I've created a test .odt file with my styles (attached); as described above when I import it into a blank Scribus document the paragraphs are all assigned 'Default Paragraph Style', despite being formatted correctly on the screen.

I've checked styles.xml from the test .odt document: the styles 'aWC Heading' and 'aWC Normal' are defined.  And in content.xml they are correctly made the parent of the local styles "P1" and "P2" respectively, which are then correctly applied to the text paragraphs.
#60
Text and Typography / Re: Odt import - Paragraph sty...
Last post by henrylaw - October 04, 2025, 12:57:21 PM
Very interesting, not to say puzzling.  I created a blank .sla file with 1.6.4 and imported the test.odt attached above.  As you say, it imports perfectly, with the style applied and visible in the story editor.

So it's down to me to document my case which doesn't work ...