Hi - I'm working on a new project and I'm trying to get a .gif image to load into Scribus - tried to drag and drop it and that didn't work, tried copying and pasting and no luck... Any ideas?
On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 7:41 AM Kevin Ryan <chanceconvergence at gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you for the tips! I?ll try it out and hopefully make it exact. > > On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 7:26 AM <scribus-request at lists.scribus.net> wrote: > >> Send scribus mailing list submissions to >> scribus at lists.scribus.net >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> scribus-request at lists.scribus.net >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> scribus-owner at lists.scribus.net >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of scribus digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Including guide lines in a pdf export (Kevin Ryan) >> 2. Re: Including guide lines in a pdf export (Owen) >> 3. Re: Including guide lines in a pdf export (Gregory Pittman) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2019 14:56:57 -0700 >> From: Kevin Ryan <chanceconvergence at gmail.com> >> To: scribus at lists.scribus.net >> Subject: [scribus] Including guide lines in a pdf export >> Message-ID: >> < >> CAHQq5o3Hp+otgO3j+1_vfydx5jwmXE0WkEv3P0NXAEKezfb38Q at mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Hi, I'm trying to make a pdf with a grid on it like the guide lines that >> you can select to show up in Scribus... Is there a way to export a pdf >> that >> will show these guidelines? I don't want to have to make a bunch of >> tables >> that overlap the lines because it will be hard to get them to be precise >> and it'll be a lot of work... Thank you for any advice on this! Peace. >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20190407/346bc402/attachment.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2019 00:47:06 +0200 >> From: Owen <owen.cook at gmx.com> >> To: scribus at lists.scribus.net >> Subject: Re: [scribus] Including guide lines in a pdf export >> Message-ID: >> >> <trinity-a1fff123-56c3-4574-9bae-d101315d7967-1554677226878 at >> 3c-app-mailcom-bs05 >> > >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >> >> Hi, >> >> It is probably easier than you think. >> >> 1. Draw one grid line (line tool) >> >> 2. Then go to "Item-> Multiple duplicate" >> >> 3. You can the group them all and move it to precisely where you would >> like it. >> >> >> Then you can play with line widths, colors and style. >> >> >> >> Owen >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Subject: [scribus] Including guide lines in a pdf export >> > >> > Hi, I'm trying to make a pdf with a grid on it like the guide lines that >> > you can select to show up in Scribus... Is there a way to export a pdf >> that >> > will show these guidelines? I don't want to have to make a bunch of >> tables >> > that overlap the lines because it will be hard to get them to be precise >> > and it'll be a lot of work... Thank you for any advice on this! Peace. >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2019 20:07:27 -0400 >> From: Gregory Pittman <gpittman at iglou.com> >> To: scribus at lists.scribus.net >> Subject: Re: [scribus] Including guide lines in a pdf export >> Message-ID: <ff46515c-e074-fbdb-3225-f4a8d314309c at iglou.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 >> >> Here's a few things I would add to Owen's suggestions: >> >> Create a new layer on top of the document - hit F6 or Windows > Layers to >> bring up the dialog, then hit the button with the + sign to make a new >> layer on top. Since you can only work on one layer at a time, you can play >> around with the lines/grid without messing up your page content. You can >> also uncheck its visibility or printability at any time. You can even >> change its opacity in case that's of any use. Note that you can switch >> layers on the main canvas with the drop down list at the bottom of the >> window - the default is Background, so you don't have to bring up the >> Layers dialog just to switch layers. Using layers also would be useful in >> case there is some page content you want to be above the grid - just put it >> on a layer above the grid's layer. You may have noticed that there is an >> item Send to Layer in the context menu for all objects. >> If you hold down Ctrl while drawing the line, it will help ensure that >> the first line is exactly horizontal or vertical, since the line will be >> constrained to 15? incremental angles. >> If you want to draw a line from edge to edge, just approximate it - i.e., >> don't get too fiddly with it. Once it's drawn, then go to Properties > >> Geometry and make its X-Pos and Y-Pos 0, and the "Width" (really the >> length) either the height or width of the page. >> If you know what features you want the line to have, for example color, >> width, type of line, etc., do it before you run multiple duplicate. BTW, to >> change the color, you want to change the color of the Stroke, not the Fill. >> If you make a mistake with Multiple Duplicate, just hitting Undo once >> gets rid of all the copies. This way you can play around with spacing or >> the number of lines. >> Finally, since you're working on this grid on its own layer, you can use >> Edit > Select All to select all the lines on the layer in case you want to >> tweak settings afterward. >> >> More advanced stuff: >> What if you have a multipage document, and want the grid on all the >> pages? Edit > Select All, then right-click, select Edit > Cut. Now, from >> the menu, Edit > Master Pages, and switch to the layer you choose, and Edit >> > Paste to the Master Page. If you want it selectively on only some pages, >> then you'll need more than one Master Page. >> What if you want to use this grid over again, without starting from >> scratch? Edit > Select all, then right-click and Send to the Scrapbook. >> >> Greg >> >> >> On 4/7/19 6:47 PM, Owen wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > It is probably easier than you think. >> > >> > 1. Draw one grid line (line tool) >> > >> > 2. Then go to "Item-> Multiple duplicate" >> > >> > 3. You can the group them all and move it to precisely where you would >> like it. >> > >> > >> > Then you can play with line widths, colors and style. >> > >> > >> > >> > Owen >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> Subject: [scribus] Including guide lines in a pdf export >> >> >> >> Hi, I'm trying to make a pdf with a grid on it like the guide lines >> that >> >> you can select to show up in Scribus... Is there a way to export a pdf >> that >> >> will show these guidelines? I don't want to have to make a bunch of >> tables >> >> that overlap the lines because it will be hard to get them to be >> precise >> >> and it'll be a lot of work... Thank you for any advice on this! >> Peace. >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> scribus mailing list >> scribus at lists.scribus.net >> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of scribus Digest, Vol 133, Issue 2 >> *************************************** >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20190420/eebc0ebe/attachment.html>
