[scribus] possible Scribus pagination feature
Robert Marma
robert_marma at yahoo.com
Thu Aug 6 16:27:46 CEST 2009
Thanks for the informative reports and answers to your other subscribers. Even their questions are interesting and thought-provoking, especially for a "newbie" like myself. Last week I queried you about a pagination feature in Scribus that I didn't notice (or perhaps overlooked). You apparently sent me an .eml reply, but no answer, so I must assume that you simply haven't gotten to my request yet. Anyway, at the risk of being a pain, I'll repeat my last query:
"I just subscribed to your mailing list and just installed Scribus v1.3.3.13 on my Windows XP-based Compaq Presario 3000 laptop, along with the recommended Ghost Script and the Adobe Reader v 8.1.4 upgrade. I developed my own little sheet pagination utility in (believe it or not) GWBASIC, but was wondering if this latest stable Scribus release includes a pagination feature. I did not notice it mentioned in any of the tutorials I read, and right now I cannot afford to purchase any of the current third party user manuals I have seen advertised on line. If Scribus does not offer this feature I would appreciate any assistance you can provide in locating a free or low cost Srribus-compatible pagination utility ..."
If you haven't gotten to my query, I apologize for bothering you with it again, but, since I plan to use Scribus to produce a newsletter for a ministry [at least, initially], I'll really need to use this feature.
Thank you again
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> 2. Problems with text fields
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> 3. Cutting the same hole in many
> layers (W. F. Zimmerman)
> 4. Re: Cutting the same hole in
> many layers (John Culleton)
> 5. Re: Cutting the same hole in
> many layers (John Culleton)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 08:15:31 -0400
> From: John Culleton <john at wexfordpress.com>
> Subject: Re: [scribus] Newbie Mac User
> To: scribus at lists.scribus.net
> Message-ID: <200908040815.31735.john at wexfordpress.com>
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> On Monday 03 August 2009 06:26:23 am John Beardmore wrote:
> > Jeffrey Silverman wrote:
> > > Hey, some additional points:
> > >
> > > - Try Crossover Office. I really works for
> running Windows apps
> > > -- especially Office -- on Linux (and Mac OS,
> actaully)
> >
> > OK.
> >
> > > - Don't take this the wrong way (not that there
> is any other
> > > way to take a statement that starts with the
> disclaimer "don't
> > > take this the wrong way") but you guys sound like
> a bunch of
> > > crotchety geezers. "I don't want to run any
> computer that won't
> > > support my IBM 1442 Card Read-Punch Model
> 1". Just saying...
> >
> > With some validity no doubt.
> >
> > > - The web is the new OS.
> >
> > Don't take this the wrong way, but 'not round here it
> isn't' ! I
> > can't speak for MSIE, but firefox and the things in it
> gobble and
> > leak more resources over a few days than can be
> casually be
> > explained away.
>
>
> Never had this problem. Running version 3.04 on
> Slackware Linux
> 12.2. Main memory is currently 4 gigs (new box.) I'll run
> some
> tests. Currently taking 34% of cpu and 3% of memory.
>
> --
> John Culleton
> Create Book Covers with Scribus/e-book $5.95
> http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:05:40 EDT
> From: kenner at gnat.com
> (Richard Kenner)
> Subject: [scribus] Problems with text fields
> To: scribus at lists.scribus.net
> Message-ID: <20090804210540.D90B033C74 at vlsi1.gnat.com>
>
> I'm running 1.3.3.13 on XP. When I make page that has
> at least one
> text field (even if just that) and read the PDF file back
> in with
> Adobe Viewer (latest version), I get "Too few
> operands.". Obviously,
> I'm doing something stupid, but I can't figure out
> what. The file is
> local so there's no FTP ASCII/binary issue.
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 20:14:56 -0400
> From: "W. F. Zimmerman" <wfz at nimblebooks.com>
> Subject: [scribus] Cutting the same hole in many layers
> To: Scribus User Mailing List <scribus at lists.scribus.net>
> Message-ID:
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> ISBNs are always a hassle for me because I start out with a
> single layer EPS
> from LSI. So I have to cut and paste the ISBN to the
> top layer, an
> error-prone and irritating process.
> Life would be ever so much easier if there was a way to cut
> a box on the top
> layer that "drills through" all the succeeding layers to
> reveal the ISBN
> underneath. Has anyone ever come across a Scribus
> script that does this?
> Any ideas how to write it?
>
> Fred
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 22:25:04 -0400
> From: John Culleton <john at wexfordpress.com>
> Subject: Re: [scribus] Cutting the same hole in many
> layers
> To: Scribus User Mailing List <scribus at lists.scribus.net>
> Message-ID: <200908042225.04790.john at wexfordpress.com>
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> On Tuesday 04 August 2009 08:14:56 pm W. F. Zimmerman
> wrote:
> > ISBNs are always a hassle for me because I start out
> with a
> > single layer EPS from LSI. So I have to cut and
> paste the ISBN
> > to the top layer, an error-prone and irritating
> process.
> > Life would be ever so much easier if there was a way
> to cut a box
> > on the top layer that "drills through" all the
> succeeding layers
> > to reveal the ISBN underneath. Has anyone ever
> come across a
> > Scribus script that does this? Any ideas how to write
> it?
> >
> > Fred
>
> Don't bother with the LSI template. Instead use the
> dimensions from
> this calculator
> http://wexfordpress.net/template.html
> to lay out your cover directly in Scribus, complete with
> guides.
> It's free.
>
> Many publishers don't use the LSI template, because of
> problems like
> yours. I once succeeded in ungrouping the LSI template and
> moving
> the bar code, but never succeeded thereafter.
>
> Leave a white rectangle about 2.5 x 1.5 inches on the back
> cover
> near the spine and LSI will place the barcode for
> you. That's the
> safest course. More details are available in my
> e-book advertised
> below but the above should be enough to get you on your
> way.
>
> --
> John Culleton
> Create Book Covers with Scribus/e-book $5.95
> http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 22:27:57 -0400
> From: John Culleton <john at wexfordpress.com>
> Subject: Re: [scribus] Cutting the same hole in many
> layers
> To: Scribus User Mailing List <scribus at lists.scribus.net>
> Message-ID: <200908042227.57949.john at wexfordpress.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> On Tuesday 04 August 2009 08:14:56 pm W. F. Zimmerman
> wrote:
> > ISBNs are always a hassle for me because I start out
> with a
> > single layer EPS from LSI. So I have to cut and
> paste the ISBN
> > to the top layer, an error-prone and irritating
> process.
> > Life would be ever so much easier if there was a way
> to cut a box
> > on the top layer that "drills through" all the
> succeeding layers
> > to reveal the ISBN underneath. Has anyone ever
> come across a
> > Scribus script that does this? Any ideas how to write
> it?
> >
> > Fred
>
> Addendum. Scribus has the two needed bar code
> generators. And a bar
> code from bookland.py can be created and then IMPORTED into
> your
> Scribus cover. Use the File>import function to avoid
> problems.
>
>
> --
> John Culleton
> Create Book Covers with Scribus/e-book $5.95
> http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
>
>
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