On Thu, 28 May 2009 10:10:34 -0700 Jessica Evans <jessica at lunula.com> wrote:
> Scribus 1.3.3.12 on Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 > > Hi all, > > So far I've used Scribus for two edition of my 12-page newsletter, > and I've noticed some things that are hard to deal with, or possibly > bugs. I'm not an experienced open-source user so I hope starting > here, rather than trying to figure out how to open bug reports, is > ok. > > So, one thing I need to do a lot (really really a lot) is generate > simple vertical and horizontal lines to demarcate columns. I have > found this to be weirdly difficult with Scribus. With other graphics > and D.P. applications I've been able to press the Shift key while > drawing a line to constrain the line to be either horizontal or > vertical. This doesn't work with Scribus. The only way I can get a > line to be truly horizontal or vertical is to: > * Create a guide & turn on snap to guides > * Start the line and end the line near the guide > * Pull one end of the line to the guide > * Pull the other end to the guide > * Repeat a few times until the line is really actually straight. > > I don't know why the guide doesn't fully constrain the points at the > ends of the line...I seem to need to pull the line past the guide in > one direction, at both ends, several times, to really get the line > totally vertical or horizontal. > > Second Issue: Can't Lengthen Lines > I simply cannot lengthen/shorten a line without changing the angle or > changing the location of the line. > > Once I have a vertical or horizontal line I want to be able to mouse > over until it is the 2-way arrow, signifying the line will be > lengthened/shortened rather than either: > * moved (4-way angle) > * or changed in length and angle (angled arrow.) > > It is extremely difficult to get the 2-way arrow to appear at all, > but if I view the document at 400% I can usually get it. However, > the action is always as for the 4-way arrow. Even when the icon is > the 2-way arrow, the line just moves, it doesn't stay in place and > lengthen/shorten with the mouse action. > > Any help/advice much appreciated...I have to generate horizontal and > vertical lines many many times for each edition I produce. Hi, Bit late coming into this, but snapping to grid works for me. (snapping to guides does not work all that well, if at all) You can just draw down a grid line if you want. Adjust x, y and height/width then to suit Owen
