[scribus] Exporting a graphic frame

[Craig Bradney]

> On 28 Mar 2017, at 17:23, Ken Springer <snowshed1 at q.com> wrote:
> 
> On 3/28/17 8:49 AM, Craig Bradney wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On 28 Mar 2017, at 16:35, Ken Springer <snowshed1 at q.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 3/28/17 7:59 AM, Gregory Pittman wrote:
>>>>> On 03/28/2017 09:44 AM, Ken Springer wrote:
>>>>>> On 3/28/17 7:35 AM, Gregory Pittman wrote:
>>>>>>> On 03/28/2017 05:44 AM, Lars Behrens wrote:
>>>>>>>> Am 28.03.2017 um 09:18 schrieb ale rimoldi:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> but there must be more complex workflows! it cannot be so simple!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> How about: Export page to pdf, then print this pdf to laser/inkjet
>>>>>>> printer. With scissors (or cutter) cut out relevant part and then scan
>>>>>>> it on a flatbed scanner. Send scan to yourself via E-Mail and save
>>>>>>> attachment in the correct directory.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> One of the things about Ken's question is that he never said what he
>>>>>> wanted this clipped out/exported graphic for. An issue with your
>>>>>> solution is that you are transforming RGB to an inkjet printer output,
>>>>>> then scanning, with all the color shift and resolution loss inherent in
>>>>>> that process. For some uses, perhaps Ok, but for many others, not very
>>>>>> good.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Greg
>>>>> 
>>>>> A question, Greg,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Do you think exporting a frame could be something that could be added to
>>>>> a future release?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> The biggest question about that is how many users want/need that
>>>> capability?
>>> 
>>> Kind of a chicken or the egg situation.  :-)
>>> 
>>> The kind of question you'll probably never answer until the feature's available.  Some people will never even think there might be a better solution.
>>> 
>>>> As you can see from the responses to your question, there
>>>> are many ways of accomplishing what you wanted in some way. We've got a
>>>> lot more urgent issues to solve. It might be better to figure out a way
>>>> of transferring the frame contents to either Inkscape or Gimp, whichever
>>>> is more appropriate.
>>> 
>>> Just put it on the todo list.  <G>
>>> 
>>> In my scenario, the solutions are complex to solve a simple problem.
>> 
>> 
>> The simple solution is to not use Scribus for adding a basic background to an image. Why are you making it our problem and not using the right tool for the job?
> 
> To begin with, creating a logo was not part of the original plan. Things in life change.
> 
> And not everyone in life works in the same way.  Flexibility and versatility is a key to success, IMO.  :-)
> 
> It's a "problem" in your mind, I just asked if it could be done.  And suggested that it be added at some point.
> 
> 

And exporting the page to image solves the problem, you just need to crop it. Yeah, we might add the feature at some point. Please file a feature request.

thanks
Craig