On 02/24/2018 03:23 PM, Colin wrote: >>> 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 > > > Thanks for all the help. > > 1.5.3 is amazing - a huge improvement, drop shadows now a breeze. My main > task now is to transcribe a whole chapter of a training manual with loads of > photographs etc - so I will keep you posted on how I feel about the whole > experience. Eventually the manual will be, maybe 3 volumes of over 150 pages > each, so a large project. > > What I like: the intuitive interface and the similarity (only slight > admittedly) to InDesign and most DTP programs. I love how easy it is to > change text WITHOUT having to select the tex in the box, just selecting the > box does it - so easy. Creating new colours I also easy. > > What I hate: when adjusting Drop shadows, you have a tick box - it takes two > clicks of the mouse to set it - why ? Surely one is enough. I can?t see how > to easily centre an image within a frame or to auto size it to fit the frame. > Is there an arrange palette ? To arrange objects (image or text frames) to > be centred together either horizontally or vertically or left or right ?? > Also when I drag to select a block of text, everything slows down and keeps > moving after I have released the mouse - is this normal ? >
For adjusting images, the quickest method is to right-click on the frame, then select Image > Adjust Image to Frame and/or Adjust Frame to Image. If you left double-click the frame, it goes into "Edit Contents" mode, where you can slide the content around in the frame, and there is a circle with a + sign in the center of the image. Windows > Align and Distribute gives you a dialog for aligning objects according to the page or each other. I don't see this slowing down with dragging to select text... Be sure to use the manual to help you find things, and above all, play around... Especially play with right-clicking things. Greg
