Hi Martin, in version 1.5.5 you can export PNG files directly via Ctrl+Shift+E or File -> Export -> PNG. IN the dialogue-box there's a check-box saying "No background". For me this produces an PNG file with alpha channel just as I would expect it.
If you are looking for removing the virtual paper that you draw on in Scribus, then I don't know. You could maybe create a background as an image, lock that plane/layer and draw on top of it. Regards, Simon Am 28.12.18 um 12:26 schrieb ZASKE Martin: > TL;DR go to the main question marked === if you hate context and have > the answer already > > > > Dear list, > > some think that Scribus should be used to export quality PDF documents > and have them printed on paper or card stock. Fine. > > We appreciate the typographical powers of Scribus to go beyond. I have > started making "stickers" for WhatsApp to reach a young audience for > being literate in their mother tongue (minority language). WhatsApp has > introduced the use of stickers from October 2018 - and also allows users > to make custom stickers. This is an involved process with strict guidelines. > > So I am using Scribus to make word-marks like "cool!", "wow", "me too", > "don't even think about it", for a minority language. Those will then be > converted to an Android App and distributed via the Play Store. > > I could prepare the artwork in Inkscape and export PNGs, but I love the > better typographical controls I have in Scribus. > > > > Now I am looking to streamline my workflow. One main stylistic feature > of those stickers is their visual integration into users' threads: Other > visuals like photos or video clips come as brute boxes. But stickers > blend into the users' custom background by way of transparency. So > Android Studio needs PNG files with an alpha channel, which then get > converted to WebP files (not my choice) and can be packed as an app (APK > file). > > > For years we have used and appreciated the possibility to export PNG > files directly from a Scribus document to produce other WhatsApp content. > > I also know how I can have a "green screen effect" by using > Document > Setup > Display > Colors > Page Fill and apply that typical "studio > green". This green background I need to remove in GIMP to have an > alpha-channel. > > > ================================================================== > And now I am fishing for a more efficient method to get WebP files or > PNG files with transparency from my Scribus documents. > > The window where I can set the page-fill-color only gives my six digits > as in #00ff00 but I would like to put #00ff0000. If there is another way > to tell Scribus what is to be the transparent background, please let me > know. > ================================================================== > > > Thanks and good final days of 2018 to you all. > > Martin > > >
