Noel Castro wrote: >> That is why its always better to call it "Master Document" instead of a >> template. I still remember that I was as confused as Noel when I tried >> to do the same thing in version 1.2.3. >> >> For now, think of the template pages as a background instead. Put >> whatever is common on a few pages on a master document and apply it to >> those pages. >> >> HTH. >> > > Ok, so I'm not exactly sure how to create a "master document." I am > trying to layout a short book that has a few chapters. I don't mind > creating the toc by hand, but I'd like to have the pages to have a > header which will contain the chapter title on one side and book title > on the other, as well as the page number. Now, the page numbering isn't > so much a problem, but I'm still not sure how to set scribus to layout > the text boxes for a right and left page. so far, I have to do it one > page at a time... every time I insert a page, I am asked which template > to use, and then I still have to make each individual text box (one for > the header, and one for the text body, rather tedious). > > I'm currently using scribus 1.2.X > > Try this: http://wiki.scribus.net/index.php/Get_Started_With_Scribus:6
This is a bit of a work in progress to update this tutorial, which is why it's sort of secret. This part, about master pages, is mostly up-to-date to help you with that aspect. Greg
