On 02/24/2018 07:51 AM, Simon Heimbach wrote: > Hi! > > > You could try a trick. It wouldn't work on complex texts, but for > titles and headings it could do it. > > Type the desired text in Inkscape, duplicate it and use defocus and save > a copy as PDF. In the option menu, tick "Outline Fonts" and "Rasterize > filter effects". > > In Scribus you can then import it via an image frame. > > You might have a problem with transparency and the outlined font. So try > and experiment. In the worst case you can export an image from inkscape > and use that. > > I wonder if it's possible to export a pdf from Scribus, import in in > Inkscape, add the drop shadow and then reimport the pdf in Scribus. I > might try it the next days. >
Before 1.5.x, I used to use Gimp if I wanted soft drop shadows. Getting 1.5.3 is by far a better answer. Greg
