[scribus-dev] bg colors for headings

[Ryan]

i see this would work, i've dabbled with that. The trick is to do it while
importing using a text filter because manually doing that for every header
(when there is well over 200 of them) in a weekly time sensitive magazine
just doesn't cut it.

On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 7:23 AM, a.l.e <ale.comp_06 at xox.ch> wrote:

> hi owen,
>
>
> > >> > is there any way to make white text with a black background that
> > >> > spans the width of a column while importing with the text filter?
> > >> We
> > >> > import a text file which is many pages long and has many headings
> > >> in
> > >> > it. Our headings are white text and we make them stand out by
> > >> > putting a black bg color behind it the width of the column.
> > >> > Currently in quark we accomplish this by using a black line style
> > >> > and then bump it up in behind the white text above it. It doesn't
> > >> > appear you can apply a line style to a paragraph style in scribus
> > >> > yet, nor can you select to apply a line style while importing
> > >> > with a text filter.
> > >> >
> > >> > Is there any way to accomplish this currently?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Only a suggestion. (untested)
> > >>
> > >> You don't say, but I assume you import the text from Open Office
> > >> and thereby obtain a style for the heading.
> > >>
> > >> OK, now having imported it all,
> > >>
> > >> a. set up all your black backgrounds on another layer
> > >> b. Duplicate the imported header style
> > >> c. Edit it to change the color to white
> > >> d. Go round and change the paragraph styles to the new style for
> > >> those
> > >> headers
> > >
> > > well, owen, i think that i don't fully get what you're suggesting
> > > here... but i just wanted to point to you that scribus does not have
> > > any background color for paragraph styles... afaik...
> >
> >
> >
> > Here is a 1.5 MByte, 32 second blockbuster movie giving the general
> > idea of what I was trying to say
> >
> >
> > http://members.pcug.org.au/~rcook/Scribus/Scribus_White_on_Black.ogv
>
> why use a hammer when you can use a screwdriver... no, it was
> the other way round...
>
> however:
>
> - create a black shape
> - create a text frame on top of it
> - give them the form you wish
> - group them
> - you can still edit the text if you hold down the alt key while double
>  clicking on it (or you can open the story editor if you prefer)
>
> or is there any specific reason why you are putting the shape on a
> different layer?
>
> ciao
> a.l.e
>
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