[scribus] Controlling Overprints Vs. Knockout - Newbie Questions

["Christoph Schäfer"]

> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 8:47 PM, "Christoph Schäfer" <
> christoph-schaefer at gmx.de> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Jonathan,
> >
> > > I've searched the archives and google and I haven't found an answer to
> my
> > > question yet, so I'm hoping someone can point me in the right
> direction.
> > >
> > > Version = 1.4.2 on Windows 7 64 bit.
> > >
> > > Is there a way to control knockout and overprint for text colors and
> text
> > > outline colors and text box colors and text box line colors
> > > _each_individually_?
> >
> > Yes there is, but only per object, not per colour. It's in the
> Properties
> > Palette under "Colours" at the bottom of the dialog.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Christoph
> >
> >
> But there is only ONE per text box and it controls for the text color, the
> text outline color, the background color and the text box line color all
> with a single setting.  Is this correct?  So I can't control set the text
> to overprint and the background to knockout?
> 
> So what are the design strategies and Scribus object manipulation
> techniques to do this?  It seems like you'd have to have 4 different
> objects and somehow control them all together for resizing etc.  I suppose
> it's possible to do this by grouping the objects - it just seems harder
> than it needs to be.
> 
> What do hard core scribus users typically do?  Or do you all avoid designs
> that require these techniques?

To use knockout/overprint for text you have to convert it to outlines. Then the "Colours" tab of the Properties Palette is responsible for the settings. In the Text tab this option is not available.

Christoph