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#71
Text and Typography / Re: Scribus rejecting some ins...
Last post by MrB - August 19, 2025, 08:26:06 PM
Scribus tests and eliminates fonts with certain problems - it should be outputting some feedback on fonts to the console I believe. We'd need to have the specific file and see if Jean can test it.
#72
Beginner Talk / Re: Bullet and numbering issue
Last post by a.l.e - August 19, 2025, 06:09:38 PM
Concerning the missing glyphs:

Have you tried to just paste some text using those glyphs into a Scribus text frame?
Does it work?
Have you tried the OTF version of the font?
(I don't know what the WOFF2 file you linked contains.)

I have had a look at the OTF version of the font and it seems to be using some advanced features.
They might or might not be supported by Scribus.
But it might also be that the "Insert Glyphs" dialog does not support them but the text frames do.

My feeling is that the font uses some advanced features that are not supported by Scribus.
But this needs confirmation from somebody who knows more than me about the way fonts work.

People from Kerala already put lot of effort into getting Scribus to work with Malayalam and I think that we should at least document what works and how to get the best out of Scribus.
#73
Text and Typography / Re: Scribus rejecting some ins...
Last post by garydale - August 19, 2025, 03:33:13 PM
The fonts are recognized by other programs in the system. The particular .sla file doesn't seem to be important. Even with a new, blank document the fonts aren't in the font selection list.

I've attached a tar.gz file (renamed as .zip to allow it to be attached) that shows the problem. The "regular" version of the font is installed in the same folder and has the same owner, group and permissions as the semibold version. I can use the regular font but not the semibold in Scribus but I can use both in other programs.
#74
Layout Issues / Re: 1.7.0. unstable: Cannot se...
Last post by a.l.e - August 19, 2025, 10:02:21 AM
There might be multiple reasons for it, and it's likely that it has nothing to do with the update / upgrade.

  • are you on the correct layer?
  • is the layer locked?
#75
Layout Issues / 1.7.0. unstable: Cannot select...
Last post by Complexityinaframe - August 19, 2025, 09:54:59 AM
Hello. I installed Scribus unstable 1.7.0-5 from AUR on Linux Manjaro. I am working on a multi-page magazine. Suddenly, I am no longer able to select frames and change their shape (e.g., text wrapping). Can anyone give me a tip on what I did wrong?
Thanks in advance.
#76
Beginner Talk / Re: Bullet and numbering issue
Last post by mgrajesh - August 19, 2025, 06:48:00 AM
the malayalam language is one of the oldest language in india  and it developed to modern form took centuries. i am on a project to digitialize old books to pdf and e pub version for better accessibility to everyone. the problem is those books are printed 70+ years old and use old style typesets which is not used in these Unicode font era. please see the attachment.


https://postimg.cc/VSBQ8FRx

to keep the original format, i have to use those characters. But the problem is it is not visible even after asked to display full character set.
#77
Beginner Talk / Re: Bullet and numbering issue
Last post by mgrajesh - August 19, 2025, 06:34:14 AM
Quote from: Nermander on August 18, 2025, 04:51:18 PMI think the question refers to the ePub plugin mentioned in the original post. But it mentions .sil files and I have no idea what that is. Likely nothing Scribus uses.

I think the general recommendation from earlier discussions about ePub is that it is better to start with the ePub and import into Scribus to create a PDF for printing.

And as for the third question, my guess is that the font is not properly encoded. But I have not had a look at the font.



currently am on a project to digitalizing old cook book published in malayalam. I just want to share the output in both pdf and epub version for easy accessible to any body interested thru by blog. those books are text based . so its ok even its flexible or fixed layout. if i could export directly from scribus to both format it would be fine. I dont understand import pub version to scribus. how it could help me?
#78
Text and Typography / Re: Scribus rejecting some ins...
Last post by a.l.e - August 18, 2025, 10:14:57 PM
I guess that we will need the specific font file first...

I can then test it on my Debian system too...

P.S.: having the .sla file could also help...
#79
Text and Typography / Re: Scribus rejecting some ins...
Last post by MrB - August 18, 2025, 09:30:57 PM
One for @jghali to review I think
#80
Text and Typography / Re: Scribus rejecting some ins...
Last post by garydale - August 18, 2025, 07:04:57 PM
Had an idea - start with a blank document and import the one with the problem. It didn't work. I still got the font substitutions being done and the new document ended up looking worse than the original.  :(

I tried to create a new document to confirm a suspicion I had. It has nothing to do with the particular document. Scribus simply isn't seeing those fonts. I can't select the font for text in a new document.

LibreOffice writer and other programs do see them. What is Scribus doing differently?