On Monday 19 July 2010 22:45:28 Kent Garland wrote: > Thanks John, > Shall take your advice and hopefully, will solve the issue. > Cheers from down under. > Kent > > On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 12:21 PM, John Culleton <john at wexfordpress.com>wrote: > > On Monday 19 July 2010 22:01:41 Kent Garland wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > I am new to Scribus and wish to insert an image onto a > > > > page, but make the > > > > > image background transparent. The background is > > > > uniform and white. > > > > > Is there a tool in Scribus to do this or must the image be > > > > edited in > > > > > another program before inserting onto the page?? > > > Cheers, > > > Kent > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > > URL: > > > > < > > http://lists.scribus.info/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20100720/edaa1db3 > >/ > > > > >attachment.htm> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > scribus mailing list > > > scribus at lists.scribus.info > > > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus > > > > The default background layer is white but additional layers > > are transparent. So one approach using the layers window > > would be to add a layer, highlight it in the layer dialog, and > > put your image on that using an image frame. > > > > The layers window is listed in the drop down list marked > > "Windows". Alternatively you can hit F6. > > > > Using the layers window you can either delete the > > background layer altogether or simply disable it from > > viewing and printing. > > > > Playing around with the layer window will reveal many > > capabilities. You can also look it up in the Scribus Manual or > > the wiki. > > -- > > John Culleton > > Wexford Press > > "Create Book Covers with Scribus" > > Printable E-book 38 pages $5.95 > > http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > scribus mailing list > > scribus at lists.scribus.info > > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.scribus.info/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20100720/ed4b5b88/ >attachment.htm> _______________________________________________
I assumed perhaps wrongly that the problem was the white background in Scribus. If the graphic itself already has a white background then Gimp is needed first as suggested by others. The rest of my advice would still be valid. -- John Culleton Wexford Press "Create Book Covers with Scribus" Printable E-book 38 pages $5.95 http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
