> On 28 Mar 2017, at 17:23, Ken Springer <snowshed1 at q.com> wrote: > > On 3/28/17 8:49 AM, Craig Bradney wrote: >> >> >>> On 28 Mar 2017, at 16:35, Ken Springer <snowshed1 at q.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On 3/28/17 7:59 AM, Gregory Pittman wrote: >>>>> On 03/28/2017 09:44 AM, Ken Springer wrote: >>>>>> On 3/28/17 7:35 AM, Gregory Pittman wrote: >>>>>>> On 03/28/2017 05:44 AM, Lars Behrens wrote: >>>>>>>> Am 28.03.2017 um 09:18 schrieb ale rimoldi: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> but there must be more complex workflows! it cannot be so simple! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> How about: Export page to pdf, then print this pdf to laser/inkjet >>>>>>> printer. With scissors (or cutter) cut out relevant part and then scan >>>>>>> it on a flatbed scanner. Send scan to yourself via E-Mail and save >>>>>>> attachment in the correct directory. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> One of the things about Ken's question is that he never said what he >>>>>> wanted this clipped out/exported graphic for. An issue with your >>>>>> solution is that you are transforming RGB to an inkjet printer output, >>>>>> then scanning, with all the color shift and resolution loss inherent in >>>>>> that process. For some uses, perhaps Ok, but for many others, not very >>>>>> good. >>>>>> >>>>>> Greg >>>>> >>>>> A question, Greg, >>>>> >>>>> Do you think exporting a frame could be something that could be added to >>>>> a future release? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> The biggest question about that is how many users want/need that >>>> capability? >>> >>> Kind of a chicken or the egg situation. :-) >>> >>> The kind of question you'll probably never answer until the feature's >>> available. Some people will never even think there might be a better >>> solution. >>> >>>> As you can see from the responses to your question, there >>>> are many ways of accomplishing what you wanted in some way. We've got a >>>> lot more urgent issues to solve. It might be better to figure out a way >>>> of transferring the frame contents to either Inkscape or Gimp, whichever >>>> is more appropriate. >>> >>> Just put it on the todo list. <G> >>> >>> In my scenario, the solutions are complex to solve a simple problem. >> >> >> The simple solution is to not use Scribus for adding a basic background to >> an image. Why are you making it our problem and not using the right tool for >> the job? > > To begin with, creating a logo was not part of the original plan. Things in > life change. > > And not everyone in life works in the same way. Flexibility and versatility > is a key to success, IMO. :-) > > It's a "problem" in your mind, I just asked if it could be done. And > suggested that it be added at some point. > >
And exporting the page to image solves the problem, you just need to crop it. Yeah, we might add the feature at some point. Please file a feature request. thanks Craig
