Kobus Wolvaardt a ?crit : > Hi all, > > I have a few questions and I want to find out if the feature are worth > it, and get comments, before I submit it. > > 1. Feature: Is it possible to add the ability to select a few different > objects and automatically add a box underneath them (good for making > background shadows or drawing a line around it). I know its possible to > do it by drawing a box and sending it to back, but it will make the > interface a bit easier to use. Also there should be a way to make the > box a bit bigger than the objects (margins). This could also be used to > make bounding (space holders...I think you call it a bounding box) > boxes for pictures and other objects. Do you mean "bleed" support? This is planned in 1.3. > > 2. Is drop caps possible? I can make a letter big, but I cant drop > it... is there a automatic way? I know its easy to make a second text > box but I think its a bit to basic not to have. Or maybe I just missed > it :-) There is a check box in the Paragraph Style dialog for Drop caps. You then have to decide how many lines it will be! > > 3. Are there drop shadows for photo's and other boxes? See 1 for a > possible solution (make top and right margins 0mm and make the bottom > and left +2mm and then you have a 2mm colored bar to the left and > bottom) It just seems to make sense. You're going to have to use separate text/image frames to achieve that. I would go for a feature request! > > How do I create a new style? I cant seem to find it in the manual...is > it in the online docs (why isnt the online docs in the program then?)? > Just wondering. Edit>Paragraph Style and you're on your way! You can add, delete, append, edit styles. Very powerful function.
HTH Louis > > As always ... great product and keep up the good work. > > Thanks, > Kobus > > P.S. We are close to doing our newspaper on scribus. Very cool and > exciting :-) >
