[scribus-dev] Lable Template Package

["Christoph Schäfer"]

Considering that 1.5.0 gives us "Symbols" (i.e., clones), I think it makes sense to wait for the release of 1.6.0. Let's hope that Scripter2 comprises the Symbol feature.

Christoph

> Gesendet: Freitag, 07. Juni 2013 um 17:13 Uhr
> Von: "Gregory Pittman" <gpittman at iglou.com>
> An: "Scribus Development Mailing List" <scribus-dev at lists.scribus.net>
> Betreff: Re: [scribus-dev] Lable Template Package
>
> On 06/07/2013 05:33 AM, Owen wrote:
> > On Mon, 3 Jun 2013 10:06:11 +0200 (CEST)
> > "Christoph Schäfer" <christoph-schaefer at gmx.de> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Team,
> >>
> >> I'm almost done with a template collection for labels based on the
> >> latest version of http://sourceforge.net/projects/ooolabels/
> >>
> >> Do you think these templates could become part of 1.4.3? Or would it
> >> make more sense to release them as a separate package, perhaps with
> >> installers for the OSes currently supported by Scribus?
> >>
> >> The templates have been released under GPL 2.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > The templates directory in 1.4.2 (Rev 18300) is 11.032 MB
> >
> > The OO template download unzips to 1.5 MB
> >
> > Initial I thought that it wouldn't matter to add a couple more
> > megabytes to the file, but on looking at the actual templates, it
> > would appear to be mainly a collection of metric and imperial label
> > templates for different Avery? sizes. In my mind a bit specialized.
> >
> > So I wondered how much trouble you went to to create a template. The
> > steps I followed were;
> >
> > 1. Open in OO
> > 2. Export as EPS
> > 3. Import EPS vector file into Scribus
> > 4. Save as a template.
> >
> > This seemed simple enough and think it would not be unreasonable for
> > the user to do this. Besides, there may be many more OO templates
> > around and if the user is given a "How To" in the manual, or on the
> > Wiki, then that might suffice.
> >
> >
> >
> I have done labels in a variety of ways, including templates, but I
> prefer the method of creating a script, which allows for interactively
> choosing which label(s) to actually create.
>
> Greg
>
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