ale.comp_06 at xox.ch wrote: >>> I understand your point, but I thought I could have a text frame >>> already placed in the page >>> by using the master pages, then I would edit the frame and input my >>> text. Do you mean that >>> I have to create a text frame for each one of the 300 pages of the >>> book? >> I think what you're illustrating is that you need to figure out the >> most efficient order of doing things. Maybe not create 300 empty >> pages, but create a layout, then copy pages as needed, apply Master >> Pages as needed. >> >> It can be done in any order you want, but there is no sense in >> creating a page layout 150 or 300 times. > > addendum: scribus won't be able to manage a text flow of 150 to 300 > pages!
300 pages of linked text frames would certainly be problematic. I suspect though, that the number of sequentially linked text frames may be more important than the number of pages per se ? > you should break you document in several files of about 50 pages. Yes - some people say less, though I've got away with over 60, though that document never links text frames over more than a handful of pages. > you should also create text flows which are just a few > pages (about 10?) long. > > if this is not possible for you, there are good chances that: > > - scribus is not the right tool for the work you are currently planning > > or > > - you are not planning correctly you work. Does anybody have any measurements of the number of pages of linked text frames that become problematic ? No doubt it depends on font size, CPU power and a host of other things, but it would be good to get a feel for this. > on top of it, it may also be that scribus is not mature enough for that > task. Though I don't know that there is any particular reason to think this ? I guess the interesting question is how does the document naturally break down into sections. Cheers, J/. -- John Beardmore, MSc EDM (Open), B.A. Chem (Oxon), CMIOSH, AIEMA, MEI Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/ Energy Audit, Carbon Management, Design Advice, Sustainable Energy Consultancy and Installation, Carbon Trust Standard Registered Assessor Phone: 0845 4561332 Mobile: 07785 563116 Skype: t4sustainability
