On Sat, 22 Feb 2014 10:52:59 +0100 ZASKE Martin <zm at revue-gugu.org> wrote:
> On 21.02.2014 21:27, john Culleton wrote: > > I am trying to create a paragraph style where > > the outline and fill of a font are different > > colors. I widened the outline to 5%. But the > > color of the outline is still grayed out. What > > obvious step have I missed? I tried both 1.4.3 > > and 1.5.0. > > > For 1.4.3 go to styles editor and to the > character style tab (I think you are there is > you see the outline grayed out). > > Now find the row of options-buttons and click > the "O" (tooltip says outline) so that is looks > activated. > > The row looks like U W X X K K O O S and you > want the second from the right. > > Once you activated outline, you can define your > outline. Not sure that this is an obvious > step. :) > > > And: The same principle applies in the > "properties" window (we call it the F2 window). > So while people are still tweaking things, they > can experiment there and have a "live preview". > And then go to style editor to configure a > style for keeps. > > > Scribus is great, like a treasure hunt. So many > goodies, always an adventure to find them, or > even to discover an unexpected one. > > > Happy outlining, > > Martin > I got to the point where I set the outline width. I missed the step where I had to subsequently click on the "O" again. Thanks for refreshing my memory. -- 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
