[scribus] draw a quadrille paper

[Gregory Pittman]

On 2/18/21 5:14 PM, carmagnole wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I would like to reproduce a quadrille paper used by french school pupil and called 'big squares' sheet paper.
> 
> It is based on a 0.8 cm side square, divided horizontally in four spaces of 0.2 cm tall. Lines are blue tinted and the baseline is boldest. There is also a red left margin but I do not mind it.

Hi Pierre,

This is one of those situations where it's not so hard to do this without using a script.

Start with a horizontal line, made by holding down Ctrl, starting roughly at the X-Pos and Y-Pos you want then across the page.
Use Properties to get the X-Pos, Y-Pos precisely correct, and adjust the Width in Properties (this is really the length).
Now adjust the thickness and color of the line to your liking.
Making sure the line is still selected, now use Item > Duplicate/Transform > Multiple Duplicate to make the required number of copies, with your 2mm Vertical Gap. If you make too many or not enough, just click Undo, and repeat the Multiple Duplicate process. You could alternatively delete the extra lines, or select the lowest one to make a few more.

Next make a vertical line, holding down Ctrl, roughly positioning, then adjusting "Width" and X-Pos and Y-Pos.
Fix thickness and color as needed.
Now use Multiple Duplicate again, this time with the 2mm Horizontal Gap, for the needed number of copies.

After this, you're done, except perhaps changing the color of the borders if you want. Save the file for future use.

Greg