hi > > 2. Inkscape allows you to align multiple text elements to their > > common baseline or leading edge. The only thing I can find like > > that in Scribus is the baseline grid, but that's common to all > > text, you can't use it for different sizes of text, and doesn't > > work on text running at 90?. Are there other methods or tricks I > > can use to align specific text elements to a common baseline? What > > about leading edge? > > This is trickier. I checked to see if locking a frame would lock the > linespacing, but it doesn't. It would be nice if a given baseline > grid could be layer-specific, but there's no such thing. > I think you're stuck with manual methods, such as using guides, where > you might visually line up lines with a guide, or if you use the > frame, align that to the guide. Check out Windows > Align and > Distribute.
aligning to and between baselines is imo a hard task. already with the current way, understanding and correctly defining the baseline grid is something hard for most people. the way inkscape does is a good and i think that we have it also in scribus. it should not be too hard to implement! http://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=11037 it should also be in the snap to item feature implemented by pierrick during his GSoC... the tricky part being to avoid too many jumps. http://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=11038 let's hope for the best! ciao a.l.e
