On Tuesday 04 August 2009 08:14:56 pm W. F. Zimmerman wrote: > ISBNs are always a hassle for me because I start out with a > single layer EPS from LSI. So I have to cut and paste the ISBN > to the top layer, an error-prone and irritating process. > Life would be ever so much easier if there was a way to cut a box > on the top layer that "drills through" all the succeeding layers > to reveal the ISBN underneath. Has anyone ever come across a > Scribus script that does this? Any ideas how to write it? > > Fred
Don't bother with the LSI template. Instead use the dimensions from this calculator http://wexfordpress.net/template.html to lay out your cover directly in Scribus, complete with guides. It's free. Many publishers don't use the LSI template, because of problems like yours. I once succeeded in ungrouping the LSI template and moving the bar code, but never succeeded thereafter. Leave a white rectangle about 2.5 x 1.5 inches on the back cover near the spine and LSI will place the barcode for you. That's the safest course. More details are available in my e-book advertised below but the above should be enough to get you on your way. -- John Culleton Create Book Covers with Scribus/e-book $5.95 http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
