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#81
General Discussion / Re: Resize text box without af...
Last post by utnik - November 22, 2025, 03:54:35 PM
hi amair

you may store frames in different sizes (with the increased contour line) in the scrapbook and use them in your layout.
unfortunately you can't just resize them as scribus doesn't resize the offset in a sane way. it keeps the offset at the same percentage instead of the same absolute value. (as one would like to see...)
i filed a feature request a couple of years ago, but no one is interested in it – i got no reaction.

utnik
#82
Scripts and Plugins / Re: LibreOffice > InDesign (ID...
Last post by Michael Mueller - November 22, 2025, 03:19:19 PM
Hi A.L.e,
sorry for my late answer, first I needed clarefication from other side.

This is the very earla Issue for RDF -
https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/DevGuide/OfficeDev/RDF_metadata

These are the more recent ones to start working with the feature -

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/7.2#Custom_color_metadata_field_shadings

Colored bookmarks for metadata visualization

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/7.5#Colored_bookmarks_for_metadata_visualization

Bookmark visualization
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/7.5#Bookmark_visualization

Conference presentation

It was not possible to share my LiboCon 2025 slides about our developments, because it was a lightning talk without a dedicated web page,  so now  I've added the slides to my other presentation. Slide 12 contains a visual introduction:

https://events.documentfoundation.org/media/libreoffice-conference-2024/submissions/QEDSF7/resources/ForgottenWord_wk8UsXW.pdf

(see on https://events.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice-conference-2024/talk/QEDSF7/)

Michael Müller


#83
General Discussion / Re: Resize text box without af...
Last post by amair - November 22, 2025, 08:44:02 AM
Quote from: AdmFubar on November 21, 2025, 07:49:17 PMMake sure you have a text frame selected and press F3 if you cont have the content properties window open. Look for the columns and indentation section, you may  need to click to expand it doe the options. You can adjust "margins" inside a text frame from there.

Sorry, my bad! I missed you were talking about a text box in a text box. I meant image in text box. It would be great if there would also be an easy setting for that.
#84
PDF Generation / Re: pdf too big
Last post by Nermander - November 22, 2025, 08:10:49 AM
Are you exporting PDF from Scribus, or are you "printing to PDF"?

If you are printing to PDF, you would need to set the "PDF printer" to the right paper size.

Exporting PDF from Scribus is the better solution (because then you can even have different page size for different pages and get them in the right size).
#85
PDF Generation / Re: pdf too big
Last post by utnik - November 22, 2025, 06:05:44 AM
hi eric

just uncheck all those marks in 'file' → 'document setup' → 'pre-press'. (or at the same place in the .pdf export window...)

utnik
#86
PDF Generation / pdf too big
Last post by Eric van Dusseldorp - November 22, 2025, 05:53:22 AM
Hi, I made a book with Scribus. It is oblong 210x155 mm. By making a pdf, the system makes a far bigger format. I want exactly 210x155 and no crop marks.What to do?
#87
General Discussion / Re: Resize text box without af...
Last post by AdmFubar - November 21, 2025, 07:49:17 PM
Make sure you have a text frame selected and press F3 if you cont have the content properties window open. Look for the columns and indentation section, you may  need to click to expand it doe the options. You can adjust "margins" inside a text frame from there.
#88
Scripts and Plugins / Re: Canons of page constructio...
Last post by richard-cdbox - November 21, 2025, 05:35:12 PM
Hi
Sorry if I misunderstood you. Now it's clearer. I agree with you regarding implementation in Scribus. However, I am currently working on another script for Scribus and would like to finish it first. I hope to do so within two weeks. Then I can start working on this.
#89
Scripts and Plugins / Re: Canons of page constructio...
Last post by a.l.e - November 21, 2025, 03:01:54 PM
Hi Richard,

I guess we have some issues communicating : - )

I like what you did.
I think that it might be worth to add it to the Scribus main code.
And I could help, getting the feature into the New Document dialog.

As I tried to explain, I've never used the built in feature of Scribus (despite knowing well that it exists), mostly because I have no idea what are the characteristics of each "Preset" / "Canon".
And I don't know either, how to shape the content, so that it uses the specific characteristics of a preset.

The descriptions you have in your README are very useful, but they are not directly accessible for the typical Scribus user.
Also, a user will first need to discover and install your script, before being able to use it.
And the descriptions still miss some information on when to use a specific canon and how to use it.

But it's a huge improvement towards the current state.

If you think that it is a good idea to get the feature into Scribus, please have a look at the mockup I've posted, and see if it make sense to build upon it.
You seem to have the skills to build it in Python/Tk (but if you need help, I know a few things about them, too) and it would then be easy for me to convert your code to C++ / Qt.
#90
Scripts and Plugins / Re: Canons of page constructio...
Last post by richard-cdbox - November 21, 2025, 02:48:50 AM
Okay, let's explain it using Van de Graaf's canon as an example.

1. The script was tested on Scribus v1.6.4 and v1.7.0 (this information is in the README). I don't know which version of Scribus you are using, so I don't know why the dialog box did not close after running the script.

2. At the beginning of the README file, it says:
NOTE: Before using the script, please read section Important note about Scribus API limitation.
Please read it and do what it says.

3. Then, if you look at pages 2-3 of the document, you will see this (pic1).

4. The red lines on the Van de Graaf construction layer (they are not actually red, but the script sets this layer to Outline mode (pic2)) show how this canon is constructed. The blue lines (boxes) (I don't know if they are blue in your case, because the color for Margins can be changed in Preferences) represent text blocks.

5. The construction layer is just to give you an idea of how to get to the margins of the page or the text blocks. You can turn it off, delete it, or do whatever you want.

6. Although the API allows me to open the Scribus dialog window for a new document, the script dialog window would not be able to control it.