On Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:46:23 -0400 Gregory Pittman <gpittman at iglou.com> wrote:
> On 04/23/2013 05:59 AM, Syed Akbar wrote: > > Hello, > > > > it does not seem to be possible to apply character styles with a > > Scribus script. Is there any work-around or other solution to > > format single characters in a textbox? > > > You're right, there is no way to apply character styles. I don't think > there is any suitable workaround either. At various times I have tried > to select some text, then apply some sort of change to it, and have > not been successful. I haven't even been successful at applying a > Paragraph Style to a single paragraph in a frame > Selecting text itself is very hard to work with, since one has to have > some knowledge of the number range of characters you wish to select. > I think this remains something that is for the time being best done > outside of Scripter, where you can find and replace text and apply > styles. Perhaps once we get to a fully functional new Scripter someone > will add commands to use the Find/Replace function from within a > script. > > Greg > > How about using the story editor, highlighting the character, and changing the characteristics at the top of the story editor? Would not that work? -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
