Please remove me from your mailing list. ----- Original Message ----- From: "joolean" <[email protected]> To: <scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 11:08 PM Subject: Re: [Scribus] Trouble with Free Objects
> > > Confused. Is this something new? I cant see anything about an >> 'imposition' document - is this really just an A4 scribus document that >> you are using for the imposition? - or does it have some mystery >> property.. > > Yes. Just an A4 I'm using for imposition. Scribus doesn't seem to have > built > in imposition like Publisher yet. > > > When I import a 120 x 120 document I get a 120 x 120 page... instead of >> my old A4 page? Can someone tell me how to import two pages onto one >> larger page > > That is also correct. A bug in Scribus I imagine. You just need to resize > the page in document setup again. > You can import two 120x120mm pages onto the one A4 page, you just need to > resize the document back to A4 after doing this. > > > I was about to say I CAN import vector objects which are free? (in >> Ubuntu on 1.3.3.5) I've drawn a circle in the top left corner and had >> only 1/4 on the page and it still imports perfectly. However, when I >> have reopened the document it is no longer free! Its an object on the >> relevant page. I *think* but don't know (couldn't reproduce) that >> locking may have an influence - but I seems that if I draw the shape and >> go to window it says its free. Even if I save it - it says its free. >> But if I close and reopen it the object is no longer free! If none of >> the object touches a page it appears to remain free. > > This is opposite to what happens on Windows. We have shapes that are > mainly > on the page and only hangover a little bit, but still get lumped in the > Free > Objects category in Outline view. Yes, reopening the file changes things > but > I think that's nothing more than Scribus not updating windows when it does > something. I.e. Changing names of objects doesn't take effect until you > reopen the document. Same for lots of other changes. > Don't know if this is Scribus or the Windows graphics libraries they're > using. Somewhat frustrating. > > > > Are the objects definitely 'free' on the page and not 'free' on the >> master page? Can something be free on a (master) page if you catch my >> drift. > > No, they're definately on the page. Don't even think about using Master > Pages if you want to import it into another document. You get all sorts of > problems. > > > Linux has 'Free objects' > > Good :) > _______________________________________________ > Scribus mailing list > Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Trouble-with-Free-Objects-tf2749837.html#a7693408 > Sent from the Scribus mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > Scribus mailing list > Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus
