On Thursday 21 October 2004 20:53, David Christian Berg wrote: > On Do, 2004-10-21 at 20:31 +0200, Craig Bradney wrote: > > On Thursday 21 October 2004 20:12, David Christian Berg wrote: > > > On Do, 2004-10-21 at 09:57 -0400, Chris Smith wrote: > > > > On Thursday 21 October 2004 09:43 am, David Christian Berg wrote: > > > > > everytime I create a new file, I have to switch all the prefs > > > > > again. There is no "save this as default". > > > > > > > > Not sure exactly which prefs you're describing but most of the ones > > > > off the Settings > Preferences menu will become default when set with > > > > no document open. Set them, close Scribus, and they will remain when > > > > you re-open Scribus and will apply to new documents. > > > > > > Sounds reasonable, an I don't think other programs work differently, > > > and usually I would mind, but since my objects just vanished of the > > > page and I wasn't sure, if they still existed, I rather started a new > > > document... I did that several times, and eventually it pissed me of to > > > redo all the sizing all the time, so I was wishing for a "save this as > > > default" checkbox. > > > > If you have objects that are too large or seem to go missing, open up the > > Outline palette, select the page and the object, then change its > > properties in the properties palette. > > Oh well, Scribus is just not the tool you use with an ease, when you > just need something done and don't bother relearning everything... I > couldn't find the properties palette (I knew at some point where it is > and found it in "tools" now, but expected it in "item") That would have > helped a lot have found.
Tools is appropriate. Item is for items.. Also, right click on the frame and Show Properties... > Anyways, have you tried to stretch an imported svg larger than the page > is? When I tried to stretch it across the upper and left border, it > would do anything, when stretching it across bottom and right, it > seriously screwed up things... and "undo" doesn't seem to work in 90% of > the cases, so I was kinda stuck. No you cant stretch bigger than the page in 1.2, you can in 1.3. You can resize in properties palette larger than the page though. Craig -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20041021/7dc084b3/attachment.pgp
