[scribus] Locating Images on disk that are included in a Scribus document

Christoph Schäfer christoph-schaefer at gmx.de
Wed Jun 16 01:20:35 CEST 2010


Am Mittwoch, 16. Juni 2010 00:58:47 schrieb Murray Strome:
> On Tuesday, June 15, 2010 9:34 AM,"Gregory Pittman" <gregp_ky at yahoo.com> 
wrote:
> > On 06/15/2010 12:15 PM, Murray Strome wrote:
> > >Thanks for the information. Where is the script? I may try it. However,
> > >what would be more useful to me would be an extra line in the
> > >"Properties" window that would give the full path to the image. Would
> > >this be a possible addition to Scribus?
>
> I found it, (it is actually in the "Scripts" tab), and it is useful to me,
> but a bit cumbersome as you have to save the text file, then go and look at
> it. However, it does provide the information.
>
> > As far as your last question, the easiest fix might be to make the path >
> > in Context menu > Info a full path instead of just a filename. Maybe you
> > > could file a feature request?
>
> Yes, the full path instead of just filename would be an excellent idea. The
> box would have to be a lot wider as the full path can be quite lengthy. To
> file a "feature request", do I do that at: http://bugs.scribus.net
> or somewhere else?
>
> > Having said that, would there be much need for simply editing a spinbox
> > in Properties to change the file for the image frame? It's an intriguing
> > thought, actually. At least the image tab of Properties is not so
> > overwhelmed with settings at present.
> >
> > Greg
>
> I think that the preferable solution would be to have a line which shows
> something like "Location on Disk" as part of the Properties window under
> the Image tab.

Did you try Extras > Manage Images? It shows the path to every image you use 
in the document.

HTH

Christoph




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