[scribus] scribus Digest, Vol 128, Issue 3

[Gregory Pittman]

On 11/5/18 7:17 AM, Colin Madwolf wrote:
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>> On 5 Nov 2018, at 12:00, scribus-request at lists.scribus.net wrote:
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>> Hi Colin,
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>> Since I don't have any way of generating IDML files, I have never had a chance to try out importing them. I have imported PDF pages, and while this works, what this gives you is a group of groups of vector objects. AT the lowest level of ungrouping, even the font glyphs are vectors. Text can be exported from Adobe Reader if that's an option. 
>> One of the problems with these import methods is that you still may end up with something that is not any more usable for the future.
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>> Greg
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> Hi Greg
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> Well, on the face of it IDML imported files load quickly considering the size of the file and look relatively normal compared to the InDesign file - of course the fonts are not the same, but the frames and text AND the images are all there and can all be used and modified as if it was a native Scribus file.
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> So, I was not expecting any problems at all !!
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> So lesson learnt - IDML is a useful way of extracting information from an InDesign file - but not a recommended way of producing a workable finished Scribus file
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> I am very happy to report back now - that ALL images with drop shadows are visible and there is NO beach ball of death anymore.
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> I am still struggling with the interface, I am one of those people who likes to use less clicks of the mouse if possible.  In the drop shadow pane it takes TWO clicks to tick the tick boxes - WHY?   I have also noted that when trying to add an outline to text in the Paragraph/character styles editor, the outline colour does not appear highlighted at the bottom, so you cannot select the colour - you have to go back and open the window again - outlines work fine in the text pane though.

I don't know what it is with these clicks. It seems you need to select an item from the Drop Shadow list of operations, THEN you can change it. I don't know if it's possible, but it would be more convenient if the item was selected (highlighted) simply by hovering over it. This is how most of the spin-boxes work -- you just hover over them and use the mouse wheel to change the value.

Greg