Ah, I see. That WP feature is unique. Thanks for pointing that out. However, if I understand the desired end result, I believe the paragraph style approach accomplishes the intent. No tabs are used. In a right-aligned paragraph style, tabs are not needed to align the text on the right. If the 400 point frame is changed in either direction, the right-align adjusts automatically along with frame width changes. I've used this same approach in OOo Writer and M$ Word. But maybe I'm still missing the issue.
Clint Alderman calderman at suddenlink.net On 12/17/2009 1:24 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:52:33 -0600 > Clint Alderman<calderman at suddenlink.net> dijo: > > No, the feature Jonathan is looking for is different. In WordPerfect > you can type at the left edge of the frame, then enter a "flush right" > command and the rest of the text on the line will be right justified at > the right edge of the frame. > > In Scribus (and everything else I have ever used) you accomplish this > by setting a right-aligned tab at the position of the right edge of the > frame. E.g., if your frame is, say, 400 points wide, then your right tab > will be at 400 points. When you type text it starts at the left edge of > the frame, but when you enter a tab the remaining text is right aligned > at the right edge of the frame (400 points). > > While it appears that this accomplishes the same thing, it is not the > same. Suppose you have set this up (as a style if you wish) for our > hypothetical 400-point wide frame. But then you decide you want your > frame 420 points wide. After changing the width of the frame your > right-aligned text will still be at 400 points, 20 points inset from > the right edge of your frame. Now you have to go into the tab settings > and reformat the position of your tab. The WordPerfect feature does not > require this because it automatically adjusts the right position to the > right edge of the frame as soon as you change the width of the frame > (or actually, page margins, because WordPerfect is a word processor). > > I was thinking that if there was a script that would get the width of > the frame and automatically adjust the right tab position to match it, > at least the adjustment could be automated to a couple mouse clicks. > > >> Is this not handled through paragraph styles? >> For example: >> Set up "Body Text" which would be typical left-aligned text. >> Then set up "Body Text - Right" as a sub-style except it is >> right-aligned. So it's just a matter of applying the style to the >> desired section of text. No mater width changing of text box, it all >> adjusts automatically without tabs. >> >> Same concept works in any word processor. >> >> I like to tell people: >> /"Paragraph style are like friends. >> Take time to get to know them and they can be a big help to you as >> long as you treat them right."/ >> >> Clint Alderman >> Tel 432.853.1322 *|* calderman at suddenlink.net >> >> >> On 12/17/2009 12:33 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:32:55 -0500 >>> Jonathan Kreider<jonathan.kreider at gmail.com> dijo: >>> >>> >>> >>>> I've been playing around in Scribus 1.3.5.1. I'm trying to adjust >>>> to page layout software and concepts from my experience with word >>>> processors. >>>> >>>> I would like to know how to align a portion of a single line of text >>>> to the left margin and a portion of the same line of text to the >>>> right margin, like WordPerfect's "flush right" feature. >>>> >>>> I know about right tab stops, but they lose my design intent if and >>>> when I need to adjust the width of the text frame. >>>> >>>> Is there a way to attach a right tab to the right edge of the text >>>> frame in 1.3.5.1 (or any version of Scribus)? >>>> >>>> Is there another way to capture the design intent of a portion of a >>>> line of text left justified and another portion of the same line >>>> right justified? >>>> >>>> >>> It has been a long time, but I remember that feature from >>> WordPerfect. It was handy, but Scribus does not have the same >>> feature. In fact, I don't think any program other than WordPerfect >>> ever had that feature. >>> >>> In Scribus the only option is to set a right tab at the right edge of >>> the frame. If you adjust the width of the frame you will have to >>> adjust the tab position. >>> >>> It should be possible to write a script to automate adjusting the >>> right tab position to the width of the frame. I am not a programmer, >>> so I couldn't help. But maybe someone else can. It would be a handy >>> script to have. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> scribus mailing list >>> scribus at lists.scribus.info >>> http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus >>> >>> >>> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://lists.scribus.info/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20091217/5aa7e869/attachment.htm> >> _______________________________________________ scribus mailing list >> scribus at lists.scribus.info >> http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus >> > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.info > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.scribus.info/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20091217/207bd15a/attachment.htm>
